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Busi siness as ss as Us Usual ual is No Not Engaging and Innovating with Young Adults in Research and Practice Enou ough: Kathryn Sabella, PhD & Amanda Costa, BS, Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research University of
The Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research
Engaging and Innovating with Young Adults in Research and Practice
Kathryn Sabella, PhD & Amanda Costa, BS, Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research University of Massachusetts Medical School Stephanie Sikes-Jones and Tyler Clark, Kentucky TAYLRD
The Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research
The Learning & Working Center at Transitions ACR is a national effort that aims to improve the supports for youth and young adults, ages 14-30, with serious mental health conditions to successfully complete their schooling and training and move into rewarding work lives. We are located at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, Department of Psychiatry, Systems & Psychosocial Advances Research Center. Visit us at:
http://www.umassmed.edu/TransitionsACR
The contents of this presentation were developed under a grant with funding from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, and from the Center for Mental Health Services of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, United States Department of Health and Human Services (ACL GRANT # 90RT5031, The Learning and Working Transitions RRTC). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Additional funding provided by UMass Medical School’s Commonwealth Medicine division. The contents of this presentation do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, SAMHSA, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
The Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research
Young adults are the experts of this topic! In recognition of the value of young adult expertise, this presentation was co-developed and presented by young adults We’re going to poke fun at you, and ourselves, in the name of positive growth! Change doesn’t often happen in your comfort zone…prepare to get uncomfortable!
The Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research
Don’t stress, it’s only taken us 8 years and counting to figure it
The Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research
Youn ung A g Adul dults & & Adv dvisory Bo Boards ds: His istory ry in in the making
Young A Adult Resea earcher hers
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The Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research
The Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research
The Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research
This short 5-10 minute screening survey will ask you some short
questions about your school, work, and mental health experiences to help us
determine if you are eligible to participate in the SEED study.
If it appears that you are eligible, you will be asked to provide some basic contact info (first name, phone number, email, city/state). A member of our team
will then be in touch to tell you more about the study!
The Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research
The Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research
Shifting from a place to a movement
write the grant?!
Commonwealth
The Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research
Top down Support All voices at the table Service, leadership, CQI
Increasing youth voice Youth Coordinator = network development & service engagement Network Development design
Policy L Lev evel el
happening as result of increased youth voice
systems taking on youth voice
Standing Committees
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Teams & Youth Peer Support Services
Treatment (ACT) Team
more about relationships (Grant $ now, but will continue without)
support Tyler’s time
PEOPLE, WE CANNOT BILL FOR OUR INTERACTION WITH THEM!!!
partnership to be feasible
where they are at!
results over time with where program goes next
It takes innovative funding to do this type of work Traditional funding mechanisms will only get you so far Get creative in thinking about contract and grant funding and monitoring activities Short term pain for long term gain!!
The Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research
where you cannot involve youth voice in some way…
voice work :)
zone and innovating and engaging with young adults IS WORTH IT!
Contact Us:
Visit us at:
www.umassmed.edu/TransitionsACR/