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Transitioning Youth with Mental Health Needs to Meaningful Employment and Independent Living

04/02/2008 | Requests *

Summary

The authors offer recommendations for providing successful career preparation support to youth with mental health needs. They studied five successful programs to identify common design features that address frequently identified challenges in transitioning to an independent adulthood. They also offer analysis of systems level factors affecting program design and sustainability, in addition to recommendations for staff and policymakers.

Author

Woolsey, Lindsey; Katz-Leavey, Judith

Available Files

Report PDF (1,501K, 103 pages)
Report Word (663K, 136 pages)

Keywords

Person Centered Planning; Independent Living; Evidence-Based Practice; Community Inclusion; Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs; Advocacy; Tunnels and Cliffs; staffing; integrated services; Assertive Community Treatment; ACT; Systems of Care; Place to Call Their Own; Service Delivery Barriers;

Topic

Children and Family Services, Consumer Direction, Developmental/Psychiatric Disabilities, Employment Programs, Housing, Mental Health, Sustainability

Type/Tool

Promising practices, Reports

Source

National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth

State

California, Indiana, Ohio, Washington, All States/Territories

Date Created

07/02/2008

Contact

National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth

contact@ncwd-youth.info
877-871-0744

Short URL

www.hcbs.org/moreInfo.php/doc/2297

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