Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research April 2024 Newsletter | |
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In this Issue...
- Part 2 of our Free Training for Providers is Released
- New Podcast: Self Advocacy - Nothing About Us Without Us
- New Comic: Let's Talk About Workplace Accommodations
- Blog Post: Do I Really Need an Accommodation?
- In Case You Missed It
- Study Participants Wanted
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This Month We Are Highlighting
Tools for Success at Work
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Free Training for Service Providers | |
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If you are a provider empowering young adults with mental health conditions to succeed in both school and work, this training is for you. The final part of our "Promoting Young Adult Success in School and Work," training was just released. This two-part dynamic online resource is designed to inspire and equip service providers with the tools and knowledge needed to support young adults in achieving their career aspirations. The training includes two courses: "Engaging Young Adults in Work and School" and "Work and School Resources for (You)ng Adults."
The course includes interactive elements, videos, webinar recordings, podcasts, and more, all tailored to enhance your understanding and practice in guiding young adults toward meaningful vocational lives. The training is self-paced so it's flexible to fit your schedule and learning style. Whether you're a service provider, young adult, family member, peer supporter, employer, or simply interested in supporting the vocational development of young adults, this training is for you.
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Self Advocacy & Accommodations with AmandaGrace | |
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Nothing About Us Without Us.
Self Advocacy as a Young Adult.
On STAY Tuned Podcast Episode 15, AmandaGrace Krier, a Young Adult Certified Peer Support Specialist with Youth MOVE National joins the show. As her profile on the Youth Move National website states, AmandaGrace is a "a fierce advocate of 'Nothing about us without us' and hopes to continue to empower the next generation of youth to advocate for themselves anywhere from the doctor’s office to the oval office". On the show AmandaGrace shares what she believes advocacy is, and how to self-advocate. She shares her personal journey advocating for herself in school, in the workplace and then with her legislators. We also talk about how asking for accommodations can be an important part of self-advocacy.
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View all of our podcasts, watch them on YouTube
and read the transcripts HERE.
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All About Workplace Accommodations | |
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Our New "Adulting Shorts"
Comic is Out!
Let's Talk About
Workplace Accommodations!
Check out this new comic we just released. In it, 12 young adults living with mental health conditions share their real world experiences as they navigate the working world. Work can be hard, especially if you live with a mental health condition. Learning to advocate for yourself, and understanding workplace accommodations are two key components to job success.
More on accommodations and employment.
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New Accommodations Tip Sheet | |
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Accommodations at your workplace can be a helpful tool to help you do your job successfully when you live with a disability. Our new tip sheet, "Accommodations at Work: What Do I Need to Know?" can help young adults figure out what accommodations they might qualify for and how to ask for them so they can be successful at their job.
Tip Sheet: Accommodations at Work
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Our Popular Blog Post:
"Do I Really Need an Accommodation?"
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"I used to ask myself, "do I really need an accommodation? Do I even qualify? Is it worth going through all the trouble?" For me, the answers to those questions turned out to be: YES, YES, and YES! Obtaining the proper supports has allowed me to maintain a job that brings me great purpose and meaning in my life. Accommodations are not only helpful, they're often vital components to succeeding at work." Read the full blog written by a young adult at our center here:
Blog Post: Accommodations in the Workplace
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Study Participants Wanted
Our colleagues at John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health are doing an online, anonymous survey targeted to young adults who have had an acute psychiatric hospitalization on an adult unit for a suicide related concern while 18-25 years of age in the last 4 years. The purpose of the study is to learn about the young adult experience in adult inpatient psychiatry and the impact these experiences have on future help seeking behaviors. The goal of collecting this data is to gain information that can be used from a policy, advocacy, and programing standpoint to improve emergency psychiatric care for this age group. If you know someone who may be interested in participating, please share this information.
Join here: tinyurl.com/yk862ub3
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Sometimes a meme can convey a feeling that is hard to articulate.
Check out the memes developed by the young adults in our National Youth Advisory Board (YAB). They get posted to our various social media platforms.

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COULD YOU USE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE?
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Technical Assistance activities are an extension of the research and training activities of Transitions ACR. Our intention is to collaborate closely with numerous stakeholders requesting technical assistance in order to produce actionable practice and policy agenda. Our TA services can range from simple resource referrals to on-site development of a formal TA plan (including fact finding, goals, responsibilities, timelines and evaluation measures).
Please complete the form below for Technical Assistance from Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research. Please note that we do not provide clinical consultation, behavioral services, or referrals.
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The Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research promotes the full participation in socially valued roles of transition-age youth and young adults (ages 14-30) with serious mental health conditions. The Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research (Transitions ACR) is located within the Implementation Science and Practice Advances Research Center (iSPARC) and houses The Learning & Working During the Transition to Adulthood Rehabilitation Research & Training Center (The Learning & Working RRTC), among other projects.
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The Learning & Working RRTC is a national effort that aims to improve the supports of transition-age youth and young adults (age 14-30) with serious mental health conditions successfully complete their schooling and training and move into rewarding work lives.
Funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR).
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Some of the contents of this message are supported in part under grants with funding from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, (NIDILRR), United States Departments of Health and Human Services (NIDILRR grant numbers 90RTEM0005 and 90RTCP0010) and co-funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services. The contents of this message do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, SAMHSA, or HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.​ | | | | |
