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01.10.2008 | Commentary

Building a Meaningful Future for Young People with Mental Illness

verfasst von: Linda Rosenberg

Erschienen in: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research | Ausgabe 4/2008

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Abstract

Transitioning to adulthood is challenging for young people who have a mental illness or substance use disorder, especially those who are transitioning from institutional care. For young people with serious mental illnesses to succeed in the adult world, they need more than treatment.These youth need to be truly integrated into their communities. They need jobs that offer skills, dignity, independence, and peers. They need a responsible and caring older adult who can help them to make better choices, learn from their mistakes, and applaud their successes, no matter how small. Community providers can create these opportunities through their own programs or appropriate community collaborations.

The authors acknowledge that although they could not accurately determine how many children with serious mental illnesses are in foster care or the justice system, research shows that children in these systems have high rates of mental illness.

The authors note that the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R) data they relied on “does not attempt to measure the prevalence of schizophrenia or and other nonaffective psychotic disorders” and so youth with these disorders are underrepresented in the study. Because the typical onset age of schizophrenia falls squarely within the timeframe when other youth with mental illnesses are transitioning from child to adult service systems, it presents a unique situation that deserves further study.

The authors also note that more young people with mental illnesses probably meet the standard for SSI, but that they do not have the necessary assistance of a caring and knowledgeable adult to submit a successful application.

For more information about the Children’s Village, see http://www.childrensvillage.org/.

For more information about Venfin, see http://vinfen.org/index.htm.

For more information about TIP or the NCYT, see http://tip.fmhi.usf.edu and http://ncyt.fmhi.usf.edu.

United States Government Accountability Office. Young Adults with Serious Mental Illness: Some States and Federal Agencies are Taking Steps to Address Their Transition Challenges. Washington, D.C.: GAO-#08–678; 2008.

Baker AJL, Olson D, Mincer C. The WAY to Work: An Independent Living/Aftercare Program for High Risk Youth. Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America; 2000 Available at http://www.childrensvillage.org/about-research-way.htm. Accessed on 11 July, 2008.

Bird B, Russo J, Calderon T. Challenges at the Provider Level for TIP Model Implementation. Presentation at the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare Annual Conference, Boston, MA, May, 2008.

Titel: Building a Meaningful Future for Young People with Mental Illness
verfasst von: Linda Rosenberg
Publikationsdatum: 01.10.2008
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research / Ausgabe 4/2008
Print ISSN: 1094-3412
Elektronische ISSN: 2168-6793
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-008-9143-1

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