Dijon. The Legion of Honor also for Marie-Claude Frénisy, committed psychologist
Public figures are not the only ones to have the honors. In addition to the policies François Rebsamen and Laurent Grandguillaume that we had spotted on Saturday January 1 in the list of the first recipients of the Legion of Honor in 2022, another Dijonnaise was honored at the start of the year on a proposal from the Ministry of Solidarity and Health.
In charge of psychological support for victims
This is Marie-Claude Frénisy, clinical psychologist and doctor in psychology who has 44 years of service. From now on, she is coordinator of the medico-psychological emergency cells of Dijon and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. This health system was created at the end of the 90s to take care of the victims of accidents, disasters or other attacks. Marie-Claude Frénisy was also on the ground during the first activation of the device in Côte-d’Or during the tragedy on Avenue Eiffel in Dijon in 1999 according to Professor Irène François-Purssell, head of department of the medico-judicial unit of the Dijon University Hospital which sent us the information of this appointment. She also participated in several missions abroad in this context.
In addition, Marie-Claude Frénisy is part of the Elipses service, at the Chartreuse Hospital Center in Dijon. The mission of this mobile team? Go to the field with vulnerable people with psychiatric disorders and often removed from any care path.