When policy makers consult professional groups in public policy formation: transversal consultation in the Belgian Mental Health Sector ; La concertation transversale en Belgique: quand les décideurs politiques impliquent les acteurs professionnels dans le développement de l'action publique

peer reviewed ; This contribution focuses on a policy consultation process: the ‘‘transversal consultation’’. Launched in 2007 in the Belgian Mental Health Sector, this consultation had to capture the experience-based knowledge of service users and professionals involved in local projects aimed at experimenting working conditions in mental health care networks. This policy challenges the existing hospital-centred model of care, characterized by a medical approach and professional specialization, by promoting instead a pluridisciplinary approach in mental health care networks. In this contribut... Mehr ...