Koroloff N M
Portland State University, OR 97207.
J Ment Health Adm. 1990 Spring;17(1):78-86. doi: 10.1007/BF02518582.
Moving from the children's service system to the adult service system is a difficult process for youth with serious emotional disabilities. The fragmentation of services and entrance criteria-based age makes this transition difficult. This article examines how state-level policy can facilitate the orderly planning and delivery of transition services. Several types of transition policies currently in use by states are described, and nine important components of transition policy are identified. These components represent content which needs to be present in order for state level policy to adequately address the needs of transitioning adolescents with serious emotional disabilities. Mental health planners, state administrators and policy analysts can play an important role in initiating, reviewing, and coordinating state policy regarding transition.
对于有严重情绪障碍的青少年来说，从儿童服务系统过渡到成人服务系统是一个艰难的过程。服务的分散性以及基于年龄的准入标准使得这种过渡变得困难。本文探讨了州级政策如何促进过渡服务的有序规划和提供。描述了目前各州正在使用的几种过渡政策类型，并确定了过渡政策的九个重要组成部分。这些组成部分代表了州级政策要充分满足有严重情绪障碍的过渡青少年的需求所必须包含的内容。心理健康规划者、州管理人员和政策分析师在启动、审查和协调有关过渡的州政策方面可以发挥重要作用。
