Centre régional d'information et de prévention du sida et pour la santé des jeunes

The Centre régional d'information et de prévention du sida et pour la santé des jeunes — commonly known as CRIPS Île-de-France — is a French regional public-health organisation associated with the Île-de-France regional authority. It works in two main areas: the health of young people and the fight against HIV/AIDS. Its remit also covers hepatitis, drug use and other risk behaviours among young people. Rather than providing direct clinical care, the CRIPS acts as a prevention engineering and information body: it helps design adapted prevention products and supports the implementation of prevention actions across the region. Founded in 1988, the organisation has been a long-standing actor in the French response to the HIV epidemic. It has been chaired by public figures including Jean-Luc Romero and, from 2016, Jean Spiri. Its scale is significant for a regional agency: in 2009 it trained 160,000 lycée students and apprentices in Île-de-France on questions of AIDS, STIs, hepatitis and addictions, and it has operated with a budget of around 5 million euros and 53 employees. In 2019, on the occasion of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria held in Lyon, CRIPS IDF launched "La Boucle du Ruban Rouge", an inter-association project intended to call on President Emmanuel Macron to increase France's contribution. The organisation is a non-profit, publicly linked entity rather than a commercial company, but it functions as a recognised institutional brand in French health prevention. Its official website, lecrips.net, is the main public-facing channel for its resources and information. The site has at times been reported as deactivated, which is consistent with the periodic restructuring of its online presence. CRIPS Île-de-France remains identified with regional prevention policy in Île-de-France and with youth-focused health information.

CRIPS Île-de-France was founded in 1988, in the early years of the French response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. It was established as a regional information and prevention centre associated with the Île-de-France regional authority, with a mandate covering both the health of young people and HIV/AIDS. Over the following decades it broadened its scope to include hepatitis, drug use and other risk behaviours among young people. The organisation has been chaired by notable public figures. Jean-Luc Romero, a long-time AIDS activist and elected official, served as president. In 2016, Jean Spiri, a regional councillor of Île-de-France, succeeded him. By the late 2010s the CRIPS operated with a budget of around 5 million euros and 53 employees, and it had become a significant provider of prevention training in the region: in 2009 alone it trained 160,000 lycée students and apprentices in Île-de-France on questions of AIDS, STIs, hepatitis and addictions. In 2019, on the occasion of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria held in Lyon, CRIPS IDF launched "La Boucle du Ruban Rouge", an inter-association project designed to call on President Emmanuel Macron to increase France's contribution to the global fight against these diseases. The initiative reflected the organisation's dual role as a regional prevention operator and an advocate in national and international HIV/AIDS policy. The organisation's public-facing website, lecrips.net, has served as its main information channel. At the time of the available evidence the site was reported as deactivated, indicating a possible change in its online presence or hosting arrangements. Despite such operational changes, CRIPS Île-de-France remains identified with regional prevention policy in Île-de-France and with youth-focused health information.

• 2019

  Launches La Boucle du Ruban Rouge at the Global Fund event in Lyon.

• 2016

  Jean Spiri succeeds Jean-Luc Romero as president.

• 2009

  Trains 160,000 lycée students and apprentices in Île-de-France on AIDS, STIs, hepatitis and addictions.

• 1988

  CRIPS Île-de-France is founded.

Regional public-health prevention agency for Île-de-France, focused on youth health and HIV/AIDS.

• Prevention training for lycée students and apprentices

  Training sessions on AIDS, STIs, hepatitis and addictions delivered in Île-de-France.

• Information and prevention resources

  Materials and tools on HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, drug use and youth risk behaviours.

1. 1Site désactivélecrips.net
2. 2Centre régional d'information et de prévention prévention du sida et pour la santé des jeuneswikidata.org
3. 3Centre régional d'information et de prévention du sida et pour la santé des jeunesfr.wikipedia.org