To mark the launch of the Institut du cerveau de l'enfant (Child Brain Institute), some thirty signatories (researchers, political, institutional and healthcare players) have co-signed an editorial promoting the convergence of research, medicine and education for the benefit of children with neurodevelopmental disorders.
On March 19, to mark the official launch of the Institut Robert Debré du Cerveau de l'Enfant, some thirty signatories (researchers, clinicians, scientists and institutional players) expressed their views in the columns of Figaro. Their main message is the urgent need to bring together scientific research, medicine and education, to better understand brain development and improve the trajectory of children with neurodevelopmental disorders.
Today, it's all about:
- break with institutional segmentation: our model must place the child at the center of an integrated, multidisciplinary approach
- to use rigorous and robust scientific data topersonalize the therapeutic approaches proposed for each child, to share reliable information with families and to inform the choices made by public authorities.
Link to the article: "Reconciling education and mental health: a research and care institute to help all children grow up".
Complete list of signatories who we thank for supporting the Institute's missions:
Adrien Taquet - President of the Institut Robert-Debré du Cerveau de l’Enfant & former Secretary of State for Children and Families. Pr. Ghislaine Dehaene - Director of the Institut Robert-Debré du Cerveau de l’Enfant. Dr. Étienne Pot, Interministerial delegate for the national strategy for neurodevelopmental disorders. Prof. Agnès Buzyn - Former Minister of Solidarity and Health. Pr. Richard Delorme - Medical Director, Institut Robert-Debré du Cerveau de l’Enfant. Pr. Thomas Bourgeron - Translational Director, Institut Robert-Debré du Cerveau de l’Enfant. Pr. Stéphane Auvin - Director of Preclinical Research at the Institut Robert-Debré du Cerveau de l’Enfant. Prof. Yann Algan, Associate Dean Associate Dean of Pro-Experience Programs and Professor of Economics at HEC. Prof. Yasmine Belkaid, Director General, Institut Pasteur. Prof. Valérie BiranHead of the Neonatology Department at Robert-Debré University Hospital. Pr Grégoire Borst, Head of the Science for Education Priority Research Program. Claire Compagnonmember of the Haute Autorité de Santé college. Pr Stanislas DehaenePresident of the Conseil Scientifique de l'Education Nationale (CESEN). Dr Anne-Isabelle EtienvreDirector of Fundamental Research, CEA. Hervé Glasel , neuropsychologist. Adeline Hazan, President of UNICEF.. Melanie HeardMH, Terra Nova - Evidences Health Unit. Pr Edouard Kaminski, President, Université Paris Cité. Prof. Ingeborg Kraegeloh-MannPresident of the Scientific Council of the Institut Robert-Debré du Cerveau de l’Enfant. Pr Bennett L. Leventhal, Consultant, Child Mind Institute, New York. Prof. Ariel Lindner - Co-founder of the Learning Planet Institute & Director of Engaged Life Science. Angèle Malâtre-Lansac - Managing Director, Alliance pour la Santé Mentale. Marianne Perreau-Saussine - Executive Director, Institut Robert-Debré du Cerveau de l’Enfant. Pr. Manuela Piazza - Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Institut Robert-Debré du Cerveau de l’Enfant. Nicolas Revel, General Manager, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris. Elie Rotenberg - Founder of MindEd Tech and the Institut Français d'Education pour l'Avenir. Prof. José Alain Sahel - Member of the Supervisory Board of the Institut Robert-Debré du Cerveau de l’Enfant. Pr Didier Samuel, Chairman and CEO of Inserm. Thierry Van Den Abbeele - Head of the ENT Department at Robert-Debré University Hospital.