Resources for Professionals and Providers Working with Young Adults
- The New Adolescents: An Analysis of Health Conditions, Behaviors, Risks and Access to Services Among Emerging Young Adults
: This significant report examines the health risks facing 34.6 million emerging young adults with the goal to supply health care providers, networks, institutions, and policymakers with the data they need to make informed decisions about health prevention interventions in emerging young adults. - The Learning & Working During the Transition to Adulthood Rehabilitation Research & Training Center : The Transitions Research and Training Center is a national effort that aims to improve the supports for youth and young adults ages 14 to 30 with serious mental health conditions who are trying to complete their education and training and move into rewarding work lives. Other resources from Transitions RTC for working with young adults include:
- Crossing the Divide: Programs that Bridge Child & Adult Mental Health Services (PDF - 422 KB)
- Appealing Features of Vocational Supports for Latino & Non-Latino Transition Age Youth & Young Adult Consumers (PDF - 316 KB)
- Becoming an Adult: Challenges for Those with Mental Health Conditions (PDF - 731 KB)
- Supported Employment Adapted for Young Adults With Peer Mentors: A Feasiblity Study (PDF - 324 KB)
- Promise for the Future: How Federal Programs Can Improve Career Outcomes for Youth & Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions (PDF - 1.03 MB)
- Crossing the Divide: Programs that Bridge Child & Adult Mental Health Services
- National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) : The Federal government is requiring states to collect information that will examine how young people who transition out of foster care are doing.
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