Where are Bridges Needed: Relationships Between Youth and Adult Services Before Strengthening the Transition System

Maryann Davis, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Matthew Johnsen, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Nancy Koroloff, Portland State University
Barbara E. Starrett, Kansas Health Institute
Colleen E. McKay, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Michael Pullmann, Portland State University
Diane Sondheimer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Lynwood Gordon, Portland State University

Abstract

Citation: Davis, M., Johnsen, M., Koroloff, N., Starrett, B. E., McKay, C., Pullmann, M., Sondheimer, D., & Gordon, L. (2005). Where are bridges needed? Relationships between youth and adult services before strengthening the transition system. Report on the interrelationships of agencies in a Center for Mental Health Services Partnerships for Youth Transition Grant Site. Center for Mental Health Services, Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Summary: This report summarizes the nature of the relationships between organizations and agencies in Clark County, WA, that could form a system of services to support youth and young adults with serious mental health conditions during the ages of the transition from adolescence to adulthood (ages 14‐25).