Primary mental health care teams for youths in the Montérégie region: A study of organizational models
This qualitative study examines the organizational models of a primary mental health care team for youths in the Montérégie region. This region includes eleven teams working according to different modalities of functioning and within varied contexts. Data was collected in 2010 and 2011. The study describes current practices according to the perspective of members of these teams and modes of collaboration advocated by their different partners, a major issue when a team works within an integrated network of services. A taxonomy was elaborated in order to better appreciate the potential for improvement, and to highlight tangible avenues as much for management as for professionals of these teams.