It is proposed as a conclusion to briefly outline the ideas and interpretations presented in this report, adopting the plan recommended by the coordinators for summarising national case studies. To begin lets noticed that in France there are : - very few publication on « mental health », no scientific journal called « Mental Health ... », no or very few academic -university training degree in Mental Health and very few continuous professional training in mental health. - very few State, national, regional or local agency, office, bureau, organisation for « mental health » and in practice a still strong institutional psychiatric system with some Community Based local initiatives. - The First « Mental Health » National plan was published in 2005. - The first National promotion / information campaign on mental health (depression) supported by the government was launched in 2005 - They are no or very few explicit allusions at WHO national reports, laws, academic or professional training, university publications.