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Applying for a Job: The Young Adults Guide, Revised 2023
2023 (originally published as Transitions RTC Northeast Massachusetts Community of Practice Tip Sheet, 2011)

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My Must Have Papers
2023 (originally published as Transitions RTC Northeast Massachusetts Community of Practice Tip Sheet, 2011)

 

Advancing Employment for Secondary Learners with Disabilities through CTE Policy and Practice
2022

adulting-is-hard_thumb_75px.png Adulting Is Hard: Understanding the College-to-Career Transition and Supporting Young Adults’ Emotional Wellbeing
2020
school in fall sm-8.png Should I Attend College in the Fall? Questions for Students with Mental Health Conditions to Consider
2020
thumbnail How Young Adults Can Manage Loss of Income During the COVID-19 Pandemic
2020
You Got This Taking a Leadership Role in Your IEP Meeting
2020
I’ve Got My Crew: Inviting Community Partners to Your IEP Meeting
2020
Exploring Age Differences thumbnail Exploring Age Differences in the Experiences of Academic Supports Among College Students with Mental Health Conditions
Sabella, K., Costa, A., and Mark Salzer - 2020
Disparities in Vocational Supports thumbnail Disparities in Vocational Supports for Black Young Adults with Mental Health Conditions
Delman, J. - 2019
thumbnail How to Talk About Mental Health: Addressing Misunderstanding about Mental Health in the Media
Golden, L. Danforth, J., & Massachusetts Statewide Youth Advisory Council - 2019
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TACR Shorts: College Accommodations Comic
Anwyn Gatesy-Davis and the Transitions ACR - 2019
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 Strategies for Engaging Young Adults
Supporting the Educational Goals of Young Adults with Mental Health Conditions Supporting the Educational Goals of Young Adults with Mental Health Conditions
Ellison, Mullen, & Logan - 2018
What Were You Thinking? Brain Development in Young Adults thumbnail What Were You Thinking? Brain Development in Young Adults
Mizrahi - 2018
  Partnering with Families & Other Natural Supports on Individualized Service Plans thumbnail Partnering with Families & Other Natural Supports on Individualized Service Plans (ISPs)
Sabella - 2018
Supporting Employment for Young Adults Living with Mental Health thumbnail Supporting Employment for Young Adults Living with Mental Health Conditions
Ellison & Mullen - 2018
Tips and Tricks to Starting a Young Adult Council Part 1 thumbnail Tips and Tricks to Starting a Young Adult Council Part 1: 10 Steps to Starting a Young Adult Advisory Council
Mizrahi, Costa, & Youth Advisory Board of the Transitions ACR - 2018

 Also available en Español 

Tips and Tricks to Starting a Young Adult Council Part 2 thumbnail Tips and Tricks to Starting a Young Adult Council Part 2: The Do’s and Don’ts of Young Adult Councils
Mizrahi, Costa, & Youth Advisory Board of the Transitions ACR - 2018
Multisystemic Therapy Brief Testing Whether Multisystemic Therapy for Emerging Adults Can Reduce Their Justice System Involvement
Davis, Sheidow, Perrault, Shaw, & Stone - 2018

Transition-Age Youth Psychotherapy Experiences (TYPE) Study
Costa, Pici-D'Ottavio, Golden & Davis - 2017

 Also available en Español 

Blueprint for Building Inter-Agency Collaboration Through Strategic Planning
Ellison, Swenson, & Logan - 2017

 Also available en Español 

Saving Money for a Better Life: What Can the ABLE Act Do for Me?
Mizrahi, Duperoy, Youth Advisory Board of the Transitions RTC, & Logan - 2017

 Also available en Español 

Peer Academic Support for Success (PASS): Peer Coaching for College Students with Serious Mental Health Conditions (SMHC)
Golden, Cruz, Costa, & Davis - 2017

 Also available en Español 

Collecting Histories of Education and Employment During Recovery (CHEER) Project
Sabella, Golden, & Biebel - 2017

 Also available en Español 

Outside-the-Box College Accommodations: Real Support for Real Students: Tools for Schools II
DiGalbo, Logan, Duperoy & Smith - 2017 

 Also available en Español 

There's More to Young Adult Unemployment than Mental Health: What to Look For
Bryer, Torres Stone, Kostova, & Logan - 2017

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Supplemental Security Income: What Happens to your SSI When You Turn 18? 
Long - 2011  Revised 3/2016

 Also available en Español 

Supported Education (SEd): State of the Science
Alikhan, Logan, Ellison, & Biebel - 2016

What is a 504 Plan and How Can it Help My Teen?
Bryer, Golden, & Logan - 2016

 Also available en Español 

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and its Application to Youth and Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions (SMHC)
Marone - 2016

 Also available en Español 

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Building a Community of Practice to Support Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions
Smith, Broughton, Starks, & Ellison - 2015

Improving the Outcomes of Transition Age Youth with Psychiatric Disabilities through the Adoption and Use of Best Practice Transition Planning Davis, Biebel, Ellison, Huckabee, & Golden - 2015 

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Teens on IEPs: Making My "Transition" Services Work for Me
Whitney & Smith - 2015

Also available in: en Español

How to Speak Up and Be Heard: Self Advocacy
Northeast Massachusetts Community of Practice - 2014

Also available in: en Español
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Making it Work: Vocational Peer Mentors for Emerging Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions
Vorhies, Sabella, Fagan, Ellison, & Davis - 2014

Also available in: Vietnameseen Español
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How to Keep a Job: The Young Adults Guide
Northeast Massachusetts Community of Practice - 2013

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Telling Your Money What to Do: The Young Adults Guide
Northeast Massachusetts Community of Practice - 2013

Also available in: en Español
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Do I Tell My Boss? Disclosing My Mental Health Condition at Work
Costa & Smith - 2012

Also available in: Vietnameseen Español
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My Mental Health Rights on Campus
Smith, Ackerman & Costa - 2012

Also available in: Vietnamese, en Español
 

Supported Employment Adapted for Young Adults with Peer Mentors: A Feasibility Study
2012

Also available in: en Español

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 Also available en Español 

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Applying for a Job: The Young Adult's Guide
Community of Practice, Northeastern Massachusetts – 2011

Also available in: en Español
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Becoming an Adult: Challenges for Those with Mental Health Conditions
Davis, Sabella, Smith & Costa – 2011

Also available in: en Español
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Young Adults Getting Involved: Participatory Action Research and Transition Age Youth
Delman - 2011 

 Also available en Español 
Also available in: Vietnamese
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