title: [Close team work: sharing knowledge, solidarity and hope].
abstract: A proximity team was created more than eight years ago by a group of health professionals working with disaffiliated and homeless youth in the most precarious of situations. Proximity meetings have continued since that time, despite many changes within the team, including departures and new arrivals. The proximity team is a partnership project which revolves around common values and principles aimed at improving services for youth who find themselves marginalized or at risk of exclusion. Health professionals from various backgrounds explain why they believe in this approach to proximity work.
authors.affiliation: Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal.
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aubin
authors.forename: Amal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdel-Baki
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baret
authors.forename: Christiane
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cadieux
authors.forename: Terri
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lafortune
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Létourneau
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Monast
authors.forename: Candice
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tiberghien
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018453:Homeless Youth; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011792:Quebec; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult