Article Publication Date:
1/31/2007
Summary:
What’s health got to do with transition? Everything…there is a generation of youth with special health care needs, chronic health conditions and disabilities who have survived beyond their diagnosis/prognosis. The HRTW Center’s desired outcome is for all youth with special health care needs (YSHCN) to receive the services necessary to transition to all aspects of adulthood, including adult health care, employment and independence. Review their tools and solutions for transition planning.
Topics:
Transition Planning
Types/Tools:
Populations:
Children and Families
Sources:
HRTW National Resource Center
Programs/Initiatives:
N/A
States:
Keywords:
N/A
youth with special health care needs; YSHCN; Transition Planning Manuals and Brochures; Transition Planning for Adolescents with Special Health Care Needs and Disabilities; Life Maps; Provider Checklists; Care Plans; Transition Summaries; Youth/Family Education
Evaluation;
Contact
Healthy & Ready to Work (HRTW) National Resource Center
info@hrtw.org
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/51111