"The mental health of youth in youth literature"

While mental health was declared a major national cause in France in 2025, and again in 2026, the latest figures are unequivocal: 32% of 18-24 year-olds have a mental health disorder, and 2 out of 3 young people report that the crisis linked to Covid-19 has impacted their mental health. In this dual-voice conference, Marie-Aude Murail and Constance Robert-Murail discuss, through the writing of the series Sauveur & Fils (2016-2023), what has changed in our collective perception of mental disorders over the last ten years. By demramatizing therapy with tenderness and poetry, Sauveur Saint-Yves, an atypical psychologist, also invites us to rethink self-care and the care of others as a gesture of political resistance. Mother and daughter set out to meet readers of all ages, proving that a work of youth literature can become a passport between generations. What if reading as a family finally allowed us to talk to each other? Free event, registration mandatory.