6. Transition to Adulthood

Organizations

Maine Department of Health and Human Services in Augusta, Maine

HRSA has awarded grants totaling approximately $3,173,000 to a variety of grant initiatives for "Integrated Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs: The President’s New Freedom Initiative", beginning May 1, 2006.

HRSA has funded one cooperative agreement for four years to support adolescent transition, through a "Healthy and Ready to Work (HRTW) National Resource Center". This national center is housed at the Department of Health and Human Services in Augusta, Maine, and will provide national leadership, develop and disseminate materials, collect evidence based information, analyze trends in transition issues and identify and work with major national public and private initiatives to integrate youth with special health care needs.

Healthy & Ready to Work (HRTW)

What's health got to do with transition? Everything! HRTW provides information and connections to health and transition expertise nationwide--from those in the know, doing the work, and living it! The HRTW National Center's web site focuses on understanding systems, access to quality health care, increasing the involvement of youth, and the website also includes "HRTW Tools & Tips."

Resources

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