Youth and Young Adult Research
Youth and Young Adult Research, also called Transition-Age Youth, covers the age span 14-30. The following are outputs and resources created from this behavioral health research.
Visit our Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research (Transitions ACR) website for our complete library of resources.
Please get in touch with us at isparccommunicationsteam@umassmed.edu to obtain a PDF copy of any of the unlinked documents.
Posters:
Participatory Action Knowledge Translation (Say What?)
October 18, 2018
NIDILRR Celebrates 40 Years
Transition Age Youth Psychotherapy Experiences (TYPE) Study
March 6, 2017
The MA Department of Mental Health 2017 Research Centers of Excellence Conference
and The 30th Annual Research & Policy Conference on Child, Adolescent & Young Adult Behavioral Health, Tampa, Florida
Sabella, Costa & Ellison
A New Manualized Training Approach for Engaging Young Adults in the Community
March 10, 2016
The MA DMH 2016 Research Centers of Excellence Conference
McKay, Sabella & Ellison
Collecting Histories of Education and Employment Activities from Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions
March, 14, 2016
The 29th Annual Research & Policy Conference on Child, Adolescent & Young Adult Behavioral Health in Tampa, Florida
Sabella, Bui, Golden, & Biebel
The Meaning of Work among Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions
March 10, 2016
The MA DMH 2016 Research Centers of Excellence Conference
Torres Stone, Sabella, & McKay
Patterns of Psychotherapy Attendance in Emerging and Mature Adults
Davis, Fisher, Lidz & Gershenson - 2012
Treatment Retention Intervention for Emerging Adults in Outpatient Psychotherapy
Mistler, Davis, & Sheidow - 2012
Imminent Enrollment Lapses in Medicaid After Psychiatric Hospitalization in Young Adults
Davis, Abrams, Wissow & Slade - 2012
The Future of the Consumer Movement
Delman, Ellison, & Lidz
The Transitions RTC Table Poster
Davis - 2010
Do Adult MH Services Need to be Developmentally Appropriate?
Davis & Williams - 2005
2nd Annual Conference on Emerging Adulthood
The Learning and Working During the Transition to Adulthood Rehabilitation Research & Training Center
Davis, Ellison & Lidz
Presentations:
Transition Planning for Students with Emotional Behavioral Disorders: Making it Work
2019 PA Community on Transition Conference-Ignite the Future! Sparking Engagement in Transition Plan
Ellison
Young Adult Brain Development
Regional Training Forums on the “Reframe the Age” Initiative: Enhancing Practice to Support the Success of Young Adults
Mizrahi. 2019
School and Work Trajectories of Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions
Pici-D'Ottavio. 2019
Navigating the Ups and Downs to Caps and Gowns: Creating a path to success for college students with mental health conditions
Davis, Lane, and Hutchinson. 2019
TEST - Translating Evidence to Support Transitions: Improving Outcomes of Youth in Transition with Psychiatric Disabilities by Use and Adoption of Best Practice Transition Planning
Ellison and Fowler (NTACT). 2019
Business as Usual is Not Enough: Engaging and Innovating with Young Adults in Research and Practice
2019 Tampa Research & Policy Conference
Sabella and Costa
The College Years: How Students with Lived Experience Navigate Academics & Mental Health Management
2019 Tampa Research & Policy Conference
Golden, Costa, and Davis
Exploring Potential Correlates of Employment and Education Experiences Among Youth and Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions
2019 Tampa Research & Policy Conference
Sabella, Golden, Hayes, and Pici-D’Ottavio
Methodological Innovations in Research on Services for Youth and Young Adults
2019 Tampa Research & Policy Conference
Ellison, Bond, Becker, Swanson, and Hayes
Subjective Experiences of Having and Managing a Serious Mental Health Condition in Young Adulthood
2019 Tampa Research & Policy Conference
Cheer Study
Sabella, Golden, & Pici-D’Ottavio
Tips and Tricks to Developing and Sustaining Youth Advisory Councils in Mental Health Organizations
2019 Tampa Research & Policy Conference
Mizrahi, and Costa
Determining Effective Accommodations for Students with Mental Health Conditions Training Institute
Michelle Mullen, Brittany Stone, & Amy Banko. 2018
Effectively Employing Young Adult Peer Support Workers: Toolkit Overview
Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities’ Systems of Care Annual Conference
Delman & Mizrah. 2018
Executive Functioning Skills: The Real Reasons Why Students with Mental Health Conditions May Struggle Academically
AHEAD 2018
Mullen, Banko & Stone. 2018
Enhancing Academic Performance of Students with Mental Health Conditions
AHEAD 2018
Mullen, Stone & Banko. 2018
Transition Aged Youth Preconference Institute: Providing Effective Services to Young Adults
41st Wellness & Recovery Summit, Denver, CO. 2018
It Can Be a Bumpy Ride: Navigating School and Work with a Serious Mental Health Condition
4th International Conference on Youth Mental Health, Dublin, Ireland
Kathryn Sabella, Emma Pici D’Ottavio, Golden. 2017
Supporting Careers in Youth and Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions
MRC/DMH Mental Health Forum
Davis. 2017
Adapting the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Model of Supported Employment for Early Emerging Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions
Ellison, Fagan & Klodnick. 2014
27th Annual Children's Mental Health Conference, 2014
Young Adults with Mental Health Conditions: Barriers to and Facilitators of Successful Employment
Delman, Smith & Duperoy. 2013
26th Annual Tampa Children’s Mental Health Research and Policy Conference, 2013
Policies to Support Youth in Transition to Adulthood
Davis. 2012
Supporting Career Development in Youth with Psychiatric Disabilities in Transition to Adulthood
Davis. 2012
Supporting Career Development During the Transition to Adulthood in Those with Psychiatric Disabilities
Davis & Simons. 2012
Young Adults Making It Happen
Simons, Whitney, Costa, & Duperoy. 2012
Developing Treatments for Individuals on the Threshold of Adulthood
Davis. 2012
Emerging Adults as a Vulnerable Group: Community Mental Health, Serious Mental Health Problems, and Youth Who Age Out of Care
Davis. 2012
Transition to Adulthood: What the Research Tells Us
Youth in Transition: Building Bridges to Successful Adulthood, Denver, CO
Davis. 2012
25th Annual Children's Mental Health Research and Policy Conference in Tampa, FL, 2012
USPRA 36th Annual Conference, 2011
24th Annual Children's Mental Health Research and Policy Conference in Tampa, FL, 2011
Mental Health & Secondary Transition
5th Annual Secondary Transition State Planning Institute
Davis. 2011
Annual Meeting of the MA Dept of MH Centers of Excellence Annual Meeting 2010
Davis. 2010
Religion & Spirituality as Protective Factors for Alcohol Use in a National Sample of Emerging Adults
Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence in Philadelphia, PA
Fortuna, Wachholtz, Torres-Stone, Porche, Trottier. 2010
Policy & System Issues that Promote Recovery in Transition-Age Youth
Transition Age Youth: Challenges and Strategies for Change. Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Tyngsboro, MA
Davis. 2019