title: Creating frameworks for providing services closer to home in the context of a network.
abstract: Networks can be used to develop shared frameworks that extend limited specialized healthcare services beyond tertiary level settings to provide services closer to home. This article provides an overview of networks, describes the context and purpose of the Southern Alberta Child & Youth Health Network, reports on early experiences with implementation of an Outreach Services Framework, and discusses implications from a network perspective.
authors.affiliation: Southern Alberta Child & Youth Health Network.
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Popp
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Douglas-England
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Casebeer
authors.forename: Suzanne C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Tough
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D000416:Alberta; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs