Abstract Background By integrating Youth–Adult Partnerships (Y‐AP s) in organizational
decision making and programming in health‐care settings, youth can be engaged in …

Youth–adult partnerships (Y-APs) engage young people in meaningful community activity
and in the institutions and decisions that affect their lives. The current study is an …

To increase understanding of the current status of youth involvement in Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration-funded system-of-care communities, focus …

The alarming number of youth with unmet mental health needs in the US is a significant
social problem. The pilot school-based mental health project described here established an …

The majority of adult mental health and substance use (MH&SU) conditions emerge in
adolescence. Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment programs targeting this age group have …

The paper reviews data on the gap between young people who need and young people
who receive mental health care. The fact that need far outstrips available resources …

We present a model for the development and conduct of a community-based participatory
research project with transition age youth (TAY) mental health service users. Community …

Youth-adult partnerships in child and youth services engage the participants in
collaborative, shared decision making, in areas such as governance, program planning and …

Background Community-based, integrated youth service hubs have the potential to address
some of the longstanding issues with mental health services for youth, including problems …

There is a growing trend to involve young people in a range of advisory roles. As a research
institution focused on healthy adolescent development, the Johns Hopkins Center for …