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

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Article Publication Date: 
4/2/2008
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.
Article Author: 
Woolsey, Lindsey; Katz-Leavey, Judith
Topics: 
Consumer/Participant Direction; Employment Programs; Housing
Types/Tools: 
Promising practices; Reports
Populations: 
Psychiatric Disabilities/Mental Illness; Children and Families; Psychiatric Disabilities/Mental Illness
Sources: 
National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth
Programs/Initiatives: 
Person Centered Planning
States: 
All States/Territories; California; Indiana; Ohio; Washington
Keywords: 
Sustainability
Tunnels and Cliffs; staffing; integrated services; Assertive Community Treatment; ACT; Systems of Care; Place to Call Their Own; Service Delivery Barriers;

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National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth
contact@ncwd-youth.info
Phone: 
877-871-0744

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/51630