title: [Mental health teams in the Chaudières-Appalaches region : Evaluation of a networking experience.].
abstract: This article examines how the Chaudière-Appalaches region has benefited of its particular situation during its creation in 1994 as well as of the health system's reform to develop partnerships in mental health and networking of services in rehabilitation. The author examines how this partnership is closely linked to the development of the concept of empowerment. He then describes in more details the creation of the model of teams in the Chaudière-Appalaches region and networking of these teams. Finally, he evaluates how these teams function in order to identify benefits and limits of networking, factors that favor its functionning and obstacles to the establishment of a true partnership.
authors.forename: Jean-Luc
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Parenteau