Support youth & young adults as students, learners, and workers. Youth and young adults with serious mental health conditions face obstacles in learning & working.
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Examine ways that interventions can better address the unique needs of youth & young adults. Effective developmentally appropriate & appealing services are rare.
Our Goals
Improve outcomes by effectively disseminating knowledge to key stakeholders. Many of our tip sheets were developed & reviewed with input from young adults with serious mental health conditions.
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Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Episode 9: Trauma is a thief- reclaiming your power
As young adults, many are left to overcome the traumas they were dealt growing up, leaving them confused and powerless as they transition to adulthood. In this episode, Joan shares her story about how she was able to find her power again.
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Friday, April 14, 2023
Our New YA Blog: How to Create & (Actually) Follow a Schedule
This time we’re diving deep into creating structure, particularly related to learning and working from home when living with a mental health condition.
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Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Episode 8: Prioritizing YOU - taking a leave of absence
How does one go about sharing their mental health conditions with their supervisor? What's it like coming back from taking a leave? How might you address your leave of absence with colleagues? They have brought on Ali Gold, the State-Wide Youth/Young Adult Peer Coordinator with the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health to help answer these questions.
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Monday, March 27, 2023
My “Must Have” Papers - Managing the Paperwork of Adulting
Tip sheet for youth and young adults with serious mental health conditions with tips about keeping and protecting important personal records and information.
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