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  Topical Call Overview: 4 November 2009
 
   
Topic:

Transition to Adulthood for CYSHCN: Screening and Supports for Mental Health Issues

 
Time:

3pm - 4pm Eastern Time

Date:

4 November 2009

Target Audience:

Directors and transition coordinators of state Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs programs, health care providers, social workers, care coordinators, Family to Family Health Information Centers, MCHB grantees, family and youth leaders, workforce developers, and educators

 

Evaluation:

Online Evaluation [doc]
If you are sending in the paper evaluation, please send to:
Liz DePoy
University of Maine
5717 Corbett Hall
Orono, ME 04469

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Purpose: To promote positive mental health, screening for behavioral and emotional difficulties, and initiating or referring for mental health supports and services by families, youth groups, primary care providers, and public and private agencies working with youth with special needs to promote successful transition to adulthood and to introduce the Transition to Independence Process (TIP) system, an evidence-supported model for improving the transition outcomes of youth and young adults with Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties (EBD).

 

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The HRTW Center is headquartered at the Maine State Title V CSHN Program. Activities are coordinated through the Maine Support Network's Center for Self-Determination, Health and Policy. The Center is funded through a cooperative agreement (U39MC06899-01-00) from the Integrated Services Branch, Division of Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs (DSCSHN) in the Federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
Lynda Honberg, HRSA/MCHB Project Officer.