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April
2017

In This Issue

In The News

Upcoming Event

What SPARC Is
Doing

Empowering
Youth

Advancing
Research

From the Director's
Desk

Who We
Are

The Transitions RTC
promotes the full participation in socially
valued roles of this population so they can
engage fully in all aspects of
life.

The Learning & Working
RRTC, is a national effort that
aims to improve the supports for youth and young
adults, ages 14-30, with serious mental health
conditions to successfully complete their
schooling and training and move into rewarding
work lives.

In The
News

Our own Marsha
Ellison was featured in SAMHSA's Practicing
Recovery Newsletter, a part of SAMHSA's Recovery
to Practice (RTP) Initiative to bring
information on recovery-oriented principles and
practices to the behavioral health
workforce.

Check out the newsletter here!

Upcoming
Event

Upcoming
Webinar

Employing
Young Adult Peer Support Workers: A Toolkit for
Providers

Jonathan
Delman & Vanessa Vorhies
Klodnick

Thursday,
May 11, 2017

Noon
to 1:00 PM EST

This webinar
will discuss the factors that promote the
success of young adult peer mentors, and
introduce for employers a new toolkit, including
topics such as effective supervision,
organizational culture, and recruitment and
hiring.

Register
Here

What SPARC

Is
Doing

DeafYES! is a
culturally-based, Deaf-positive center for
behavioral healthcare, research, and training as
part of SPARC's Multicultural Mental Health
Research. See the Deaf Yes! Facebook page here:

Empowering
Youth in
Transition

In
school...

NEW TIP SHEET - Outside-the-Box College
Accommodations: Real Support for Real
Students

On
the job...

HOT OFF THE
PRESS - Effectively Employing Young Adult
Peer Providers: A
Toolkit

In
the community...

NEW
TRANSLATIONS - New Spanish Publications
Page

Advancing
Research on Vulnerable
Youth

Poster
on Transition-Age Youth
Psychotherapy Experiences

See a new Transitions RTC poster
on the experiences of young adults receiving
psychotherapy and factors related to treatment
attrition. Click here to
download!

Our
State-of-the-Science
Conference

Stay
tuned for our State-of-the-Science Conference in
Tampa in Spring 2018!

The Transitions
RTC will
be hosting the
2018
Youth &Young
Adult
Mental Health
State-of-the-Science
Conference during the 2018
Research &
Policy
Conference on Child, Adolescent,
and Young Adult
Behavioral Health in Tampa,
Florida!

Click here to download the flyer
and get information about the call for
papers!

From the
Director's Desk

We are
excited to announce the release of a
new Toolkit for employers of young adults
peer mentors and supporters. Authored by
Jonathan Delman and Vanessa Klodnick, the
Toolkit will assist employers
with recruiting, hiring,
and supervising young adult
peers, developing a supportive workplace
culture, and addressing workplace
difficulties. Learn how to make the most of this
valuable strategy. Download here.

Stay
Connected

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