Background: The developmental period from 0 to 25 years is a vulnerable time during which
children and young people experience many psychosocial and neurobiological changes …

Background There are increasing calls to make mental health and substance use services
youth friendly, with hopes of improving service uptake, engagement and satisfaction …

Risk and vulnerability encompass many dimensions of the transition from adolescence to
adulthood. Transition from pediatric, parent-supervised health care to more independent …

This new edition of Working with Children and Youth with Complex Needs provides detailed
descriptions of techniques, ample case studies, fascinating and easy to understand …

Importance Adolescents with severe mental illness often age out of pediatric care without a
clear transfer of care to adult services. The extent to which primary care provides stability …

Australia has undergone significant youth mental health reform over the past 10 years,
leading to numerous studies examining the effects of community-based mental health care …

Transitional-aged youth (TAY) between the ages of 16 and 24 experience higher rates of
mental distress than any other age group. It has long been recognized that stability …

Introduction Transitional-aged youth (TAY) with mental health and/or addictions (MHA)
concerns and their families experience significant challenges finding, accessing, and …

Background Profound clinical, conceptual and ideological differences between child and
adult mental health service models contribute to transition-related discontinuity of care …

Youth Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (Youth Flexible ACT) is a client-and family-
centered service delivery model for young people up to 24 years of age who have …