[It's worth the effort: A partnership that sheds light on workplace integration of people living with a personality disorder].

Although cross-sectoral collaboration is valued and recognized as essential for improving population health, putting it into practice remains a challenge. In this educational organizational case study, we present and highlight a recent partnership between a clinic specializing in the treatment of personality disorders (affiliated with the public health care system) and an employability organization (affiliated with the community sector) as part of the implementation of the program called Borderline Intervention for Work Integration (BIWI), an intervention designed to support work reintegration of people living with borderline personality disorder. The main challenges encountered were related to integrating the intervention into the service pathways and coordinating between the various services. These challenges were overcome through curiosity, flexibility, and dialogue. The collaborative experience was appreciated by both practitioners and service users. Positive outcomes were observed with respect to increased confidence and sense of competence; enthusiasm for collaboration remains strong. In our view, this experience illustrates the added value of cross-sectoral practices in the field of work rehabilitation, and we hope that this experience may inspire other teams to engage in similar collaborative initiatives despite the challenges involved.