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Directors Statement about Black Lives Matter

As Director of the Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research, I speak for the Center in agreeing with the principle that Martin Luther King Jr. so powerfully stated “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

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Our Goals

Partner with youth & young adults to conduct research & share our findings. We recognize the importance of implementing Participatory Action research to support the employment & education efforts of youth & young adults.
Our Goals

Examine ways that interventions can better address the unique needs of youth & young adults. Effective developmentally appropriate & appealing services are rare.
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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.
Our Goals

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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Friday, October 01, 2021

Adulting Shorts: The “TEA” on IEPS Part 1

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Career and Technical Education for Students with Emotional Disturbance

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

5 Simple Ways to Create More Accessible Social Media Content

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Can I Bring My Emotional Support Animal to College with Me?

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Our Mission

Our mission is to promote the full participation in socially valued roles of transition-age youth and young adults (ages 14-30) with serious mental health conditions. We use the tools of research and knowledge translation in partnership with this at risk population to achieve this mission.

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Directors Statement about Black Lives Matter

Our Goals

Our Goals

Our Goals

Our Goals

Hot Off the Press

Adulting Shorts: The “TEA” on IEPS Part 1

Career and Technical Education for Students with Emotional Disturbance

5 Simple Ways to Create More Accessible Social Media Content

Can I Bring My Emotional Support Animal to College with Me?

Our Mission

Visit our Learning & Working Center

Participatory Action Research

At iSPARC & Transitions ACR

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