For 30 years, Fondation CNP Assurances has been working on public health issues alongside non-profit partners. Together, we are seeing a continuous deterioration in the health of young people in France.
In 2025, we decided to refocus our action on a new focus called: “For young people’s health”. We are thus pursuing our commitment to associations that work in favour of the physical and mental health of young people.
As part of this drive, Fondation CNP Assurances launched a call for projects in February 2025 to support initiatives with a powerful social and societal impact. The call for projects was open to associations working for the health of young people aged 0 to 20. To be eligible, the projects of the associations had to focus on field action, prevention, awareness-raising and research.
The call for proposals was a resounding success, with 430 applications submitted, including 250 complete projects. On 17 June, the Board of Directors of Fondation CNP Assurances selected five associations.
Five projects committed to the health of young people
- Ecolhuma and the “Well-being at school” project: this project aims to integrate psychosocial skills into teachers’ teaching practices, from kindergarten onwards, with a view to preventing stress and fostering long-term well-being.
- Fondation Falret and the “Les Funambules Falret” project: this prevention-based initiative targets young people growing up with a parent or brother/sister suffering from mental disorders.
- Learning Planet Institute and the “LISA” project(1): this research project provides educational teams with a collaborative approach and helps them to better understand and support students in dealing with mental health issues.
- Nigthline France and “the roll-out of the Fresque de la Santé Mentale® and community outreach initiatives to improve the mental health of young people”. The association leads programmes designed by and for young people to raise awareness on campuses and in other sociability venues.
- Sourire à la vie and “support for children with cancer”: the association plans to open a venue for living and caring. The programme supports children through sport, learning activities and socialisation to improve their daily lives on a lasting basis.
Selection process informed by consultation and dialogue
To assess the submitted projects, Fondation CNP Assurances drew on collective intelligence, involving young people, employees and experts on the subject. It set up two advisory committees, one of which consisting of young people aged 14 to 23. The latter gave their opinion and shared their particular concerns regarding the 15 shortlisted projects.
To inform the decision-making process of the Board of Directors, Fondation CNP Assurances also consulted experts in the health sector, including psychiatrists, doctors and cardiologists.
This consultation- and dialogue-based selection process made it possible to select projects rooted in the realities on the ground and which fully address the needs of young people.
A new focus broken down into a multi-year action plan
To make these projects grow, we have defined a multi-year action plan based on four main principles:
- commitment to emerging societal issues,
- projects co-constructed with partner associations,
- the possibility of supporting pilot projects for a future spin-off on a larger scale to reach as many people as possible,
- impact measurement criteria integrated from the start of the project.
As part of this new strategic focus, Fondation CNP Assurances will launch a call for projects in early 2025. The projects selected will be definitively approved by its Board of Directors in June 2025.