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December
2017

In This Issue

In The News

Participate in our
Research!

Empowering
Youth

Advancing
Research

Happy
Holidays!

Who We
Are

The Transitions to Adulthood Center for
Research (formerly known as
the Transitions RTC) 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 Systems
and Psychosocial Advances Research
Center (SPARC) and houses
The Learning & Working During the Transition
to Adulthood Rehabilitation Research &
Training Center (The Learning &
Working RRTC), among other
projects.

The Learning & Working
RRTC is a national effort that
aims to improve the supports of this population
to 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),
and from the Center for Mental Health Services
of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA).

SPARC
As a
Massachusetts
Department of Mental Health
Research Center of Excellence, SPARC aims to
improve the mental and behavioral health of all
citizens of Massachusetts and
beyond.

In The
News

The
Interdepartmental Serious Mental
Illness Coordinating Committee (ISMICC), which our very own
Maryann Davis
is a member of, has released its 2017 Report to
Congress. This month, members of the ISMICC
discuss recommendations in their first Report to
Congress, which will highlight important issues
for those with serious mental illnesses (SMI)
and serious emotional disturbances (SED). These
recommendations will include steps that agencies
can take to provide better mental health care
for adults with SMI and children with
SED.

Get the full
report of The Way Forward:
Federal Action for a System That Works for All
People Living With SMI and SED and Their
Families and Caregivers on SAMHSA's
website.

Participate in
our
Research!

We
are seeking youth and young adults between the
ages of 16-25 who have a history of a mental
health condition to participate in a research
study!

Study
Details:

Over 12
months, complete:

Four
1-hour interviews at a location
convenient for you

Three
brief phone check-ins

Earn up to $95 for your time!

All information will be kept
confidential.

Interested and want to learn more?

Phone: 774-502-7813 (call or
text)

Email: [email-masked]

Visit: tinyurl.com/SEEDStudy

Funded
by the National Institute on Disability,
Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research,
and from the Center for Mental Health Services
of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration, United States
Department of Health and Human Services (ACL
Grant# 90RT5031, The Learning and Working
Transitions
RRTC).

Please
note that our new name is the Transitions to
Adulthood Center for Research (Transitions
ACR).

Empowering
Youth in
Transition

In
school...

With the
school year drawing to a close, students with
mental health conditions should reflect back on
the year and think about any additional support
that would have helped them do their best at
school. Keep
in mind that most schools are used to providing
typical accommodations
such as: note taker and extra time
for assignments.
Yet, the
challenges of
having a

mental
health condition are unique. Check out the
Outside-the-Box-College
Accommodations tip sheet
to get tips on the educational
accommodations that help you with
your
individual challenges.

Learn more
here!

For
more resources on education, click here!

Funded
by the National Institute on Disability,
Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research,
and from the Center for Mental Health Services
of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration, United States
Department of Health and Human Services (ACL
Grant# 90RT5031, The Learning and Working
Transitions
RRTC).

On
the job...

Did
you miss our webinar, Navigating School and Work with a
Serious Mental Health
Condition?

Watch
it on-demand here:

This
webinar describes the experiences of
young adults with serious mental health
conditions (SMHC) as they learn how to navigate
life, including their success and challenges
with educational and employment
activities.

Watch
all our webinars here.

Funded
by the National Institute on Disability,
Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research,
and from the Center for Mental Health Services
of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration, United States
Department of Health and Human Services (ACL
Grant# 90RT5031, The Learning and Working
Transitions
RRTC).

In
the community...

Our
issue briefs and tip sheets are also available
in Spanish and Vietnamese! See our publications
in other languages here.

Some
of these translations were funded by the
National Institute on Disability, Independent
Living, and Rehabilitation Research, and from
the Center for Mental Health Services of the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration, United States Department of
Health and Human Services (ACL Grant# 90RT5031,
The Learning and Working Transitions
RRTC).

Advancing
Research on Vulnerable
Youth

Nearly 1 million transition-age youth (TAY)
use outpatient

psychotherapy each year in the United
States, but TAY often do not engage in
psychotherapy for a long enough time
to

receive positive
benefits.

The Transition Age Youth Psychotherapy
Experiences (TYPE) study was developed to
better understand:

TAY-specific factors that contribute to
treatment attrition or retention; and

The degree to which adult retention
interventions apply to
TAY

Click here to learn more about our
study of differences in treatment expectations,
psychological distress, therapeutic alliance,
self-determination, and social network stigma
between young adults who are low and high
attenders in outpatient
psychotherapy.

The
TYPE Study is supported by a grant from the
UMass Medical School SHINE
Initiative.

State-of-the-Science
Conference

The Learning & Working
RRTC's 2018
Youth & Young Adult Mental Health
State-of-the-Science
Conference will take place during
the 31st Annual Research & Policy Conference on Child,
Adolescent, and
Young Adult Behavioral Health in Tampa, Florida
from March 4-7, 2018.

Registration is now
open! Register for the conference
today!

Best Wishes this
Holiday Season!

From
all of us at the Transitions to Adulthood
Center for Research, we wish you and your family
a joyous holiday and a prosperous New
Year!

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Some
of the content, development and maintenance of
this newsletter were developed under a grant with
funding from the National Institute on Disability,
Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, and
from the Center for Mental Health Services Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, United
States Department of Health and Human Services (NIDILRR
grant number 90RT5031).  NIDILRR is a Center within
the Administration for Community Living (ACL),
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).  The
contents of this newsletter do not necessarily
represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you
should not assume endorsement by the Federal
Government.

The Transitions to
Adulthood Center for Research (formerly known as the
Transitions RTC) is part of the Systems and Psychosocial
Advances Research Center, a Massachusetts Dept. of
Mental Health Research Center of
Excellence.

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Reserved.

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222 Maple Ave,
Chang Building, Shrewsbury, MA 01545

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