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Table 1 Sectors and examples of organizations and professional groups in the network

From: Intersectoral collaboration at a decentralized level: information flows in child welfare and healthcare networks

Sectors

Examples of organizations and professional groups

1. Center for youth and family

child and youth welfare and healthcare center

2. Municipal government

youth care expert team, youth and family team, school attendance officers, youth/social support/community service/employment/safety/procurement & contracting departments of the municipal government

3. Basic social organization

social work, welfare work, disabled support, youth and family support, library, food bank, refugee council

4. Education

care coordinators primary and secondary education

5. General practitioners

child and family doctors

6. Health and prevention

child and youth health care center, infant welfare center

7. Childcare and nursery

pre-school, child day-care center, nursery, after school-care including homework support

8. Specialized youth care

youth mental health care, child and youth care, (forensic) psychiatry, orthopedagogy, psychology, disabled childcare

9. Protection & social rehabilitation

youth protection, youth probation officers, juvenile social rehabilitation

10. Safety

police officers responsible for juveniles, protection against child maltreatment, safe houses (crime prevention), public prosecution department, family & youth court, juvenile prison, childcare & protection board, community service supervisor

11. Volunteer organization

Village or ward council, social policy advisory council, informal help for family or neighbors, community center, scouting/music/sport/leisure clubs