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Accessing a psychological care centre

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Medical-psychological centres (CMP) are care centres where it is possible to consult psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers free of charge, but also to receive home care or nursing care.

The care provided is fully covered by the Health Insurance.

There are CMPs for adults (from 16 years old) and CMPs for children.

CMPs are open to everyone. There is no need to be referred by a doctor.

How to do it?

There is no list with the addresses of all the CMPs in France. But this map allows you to know where the centers are around your city.

You can write your department or postal code in the “Search by Department / Postal Code” bar and press Enter on your keyboard.

You can also do a search on the Internet, for example on Google with "centre médico-psychologique" + the name of the nearest big city to you. For example, if you live near Dijon: "centre médico-psychologique Dijon".

Call to make an appointment.

The secretariat will ask you where you live and will give you the number of another center closer to you if necessary.

The CMPs offer appointments during the week, at standard times (between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. for example).

1. At this appointment, you must come with these documents:

  • your residence permit
  • your mutual health insurance card, if you have one
  • your Vitale card or a certificate of health insurance rights
You can download your certificate of rights from your ameli health insurance account (under "My procedures") or from the ameli application, available on the App Store and Google Play.
If you do not have a Vitale card, you can read this Réfugiés.info fact sheet: Obtaining a Vitale card.

2. This appointment lasts approximately 1 hour and is organized by a nurse who will :

  • register your details
  • ask you questions to understand your needs.

3. Then, the nurse will offer you one or more appointments with :

  • A psychiatrist or psychologist (mental health professionals)
  • A social worker or a specialized educator
  • Other professionals: speech therapist, psychomotor therapist, etc.
Some CMPs offer hypnosis and relaxation sessions.

Depending on your situation and your needs, the CMP can support you with:

  • medicines
  • a psychology consultation
  • a psychiatry consultation (adults) or child psychiatry (children and adolescents)
  • group or individual therapy
  • speech therapy sessions, psychomotor skills... (language, movement, behavior, relationships, emotions).

It is then possible to continue the consultations for several weeks or several months.
The times, pace and duration of the sessions are discussed with you.

A health insurance doctor gives his/her approval before each treatment.

What happens next?

You can go to a CMP whenever you need to.

It is possible to have several appointments for regular medical monitoring over a long period.

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