Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health

Transition-Aged Youth Publications

Education

Challenges in the Transition to Adulthood for Youth in Foster Care, Juvenile Justice, and Special Education (PDF)

Network on Transitions to Adulthood (2004)

Examines how youth in foster care, the juvenile justice system, and special education fare over time given the special challenges they face, paying particular attention to the effectiveness of programs designed to support these youth during their transition.

Individual Educational Plan (IEP) and Transition Planning

Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health (2002)

Describes "transition services" as defined in federal special education law and examines how an IEP team or child and family teams prepare for transition planning.

Parent Brief: IDEA 1997 Transition Issues: The IEP for Transition-Aged Students (PDF)

National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (2002)

Guides the parents of students with disabilities through the necessary transition planning of the individual educational plan (IEP) in light of the transition requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997.

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