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Bridging knowledge, Advancing mental health

More than 15 years of experience at the intersection of expertise drawn from lived experience of mental health recovery, engineering and research.

An approach grounded in patient partnership, peer support, and the integration of experiential, professional, interdisciplinary and community knowledge.

Savoirs Croisés

Connecting lived experience, professional practice and society

Savoirs Croisés is led by Guillaume Escourolle, a mental health practitioner, peer support worker and patient partner.

Savoirs Croisés helps improve the way mental health issues are understood and addressed by supporting people experiencing mental health difficulties, as well as organisations, businesses and support services.

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A hybrid approach

The richness comes from bringing different perspectives together

Our approach combines lived-experience expertise, professional practice, active learning and an understanding of mental health dynamics.

  • Peer support and the sharing of experiential knowledge
  • Patient partnership and co-design
  • Active learning and collective intelligence
  • Research and exploration
Areas of work

Formats tailored to your context

Each service is designed around your context, your audiences and your organisation’s objectives.

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Formations & ateliers

Des formations participatives et des ateliers sur la santé mentale, le rétablissement et les savoirs expérientiels, adaptés à vos publics.

02

Santé mentale & travail

Sensibiliser les équipes aux difficultés psychiques, favoriser le dialogue et soutenir le maintien en emploi.

03

Interventions & sensibilisation

Conférences, webinaires, témoignages et tables rondes pour ouvrir le dialogue et faire évoluer les représentations.

04

Accompagnement par la pair-aidance

Un accompagnement individuel ou collectif fondé sur les expériences vécues, pour soutenir les parcours de rétablissement et d’insertion.

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Patient-partenariat & co-construction

Associer les personnes concernées à la conception, à l’évolution et à l’évaluation des pratiques et des projets en santé.

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Prévention des risques psychosociaux

Sensibiliser aux risques psychosociaux et soutenir des pratiques de prévention au travail, avec les acteurs concernés.

Guillaume Escourolle, intervenant en santé mentale
About me

Guillaume Escourolle

Originally trained as an engineer, I now work in mental health as a peer support worker and patient partner.

Since 2017, I have drawn on my lived experience of recovery and mental health to support people directly concerned, relatives and groups. My engineering background also brings an analytical and collaborative approach, with a focus on building solutions suited to each person’s circumstances.

I support people experiencing mental health difficulties, starting from their situation, strengths and aspirations. When useful and with their agreement, this support can also involve people in their personal or professional circle, in order to foster understanding, dialogue and more appropriate day-to-day responses, whether in education or at work.

I work with stakeholders in healthcare, social care, employment, training, local government and business. Savoirs Croisés brings together knowledge from lived experience, professional practice, research and civic life to support more inclusive and practical approaches.

Research

Projets et travaux de recherche

Des recherches à la croisée du rétablissement en santé mentale, de la pair-aidance et des savoirs issus de l’expérience.

Recherche collaborative · Université Rennes 2

Traversées de la pair-aidance

Je participe à une recherche universitaire menée dans le cadre du programme EXPAIR, au sein du laboratoire Espaces et Sociétés (ESO, UMR 6590) et de l’Université Rennes 2, sur l’abandon de la pair-aidance. Elle s’intéresse aux parcours de personnes ayant cessé cette activité, à leur expérience et aux raisons de leur départ.

Travail de recherche · Université de Tours

Au-delà du savoir expérientiel, une constellation de ressources

Un travail consacré à la diversité des ressources personnelles, professionnelles et relationnelles que les pair-aidants mobilisent dans leurs pratiques. Il vise à mieux comprendre et valoriser ce qui soutient leur engagement et leur accompagnement au-delà du seul savoir expérientiel.

Recognising the plurality of knowledge opens up new possibilities for action.
Insights & Resources

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Articles on peer support, patient partnership, experiential knowledge, and mental health at work

“Expert Patient”: A Label That Troubles Me

I have lived with a mental health condition for twenty years. My journey has helped me gain knowledge, develop skills and build experiential knowledge, which I now draw on in peer support, training and healthcare partnerships. Yet the label “expert patient” […]

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