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Transitioning Youth into Adult Mental Health and Addiction Services: An Outcomes Evaluation of the Youth Transition Project
Author(s): M. Cappelli, S. Davidson, J. Racek, S. Leon, M. Vloet, K. Tataryn, K. Gillis, A. Freeland, J. Carver, S. Thatte, J. Lowe
Publication Date: 2014
The Youth Transition Project was designed to provide youth with mental health and addiction issues with individualized transitional care plans as they transition from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) to Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS). Over an 18-month period, a total of 127 (59.1%) youth were transitioned and seen by an AMHS provider, 41 (19.1%) remained on a waitlist for services and 47 (21.8%) canceled services. The aver...
Reflections of a homeless population's lived experience with substance abuse
Author(s): J. Lowe, S. Gibson
Publication Date: 2011
The focus of this study was to describe a homeless population's lived experience with substance abuse. A retrospective descriptive design was used to collect data from a sample of 75 homeless adults participating in a community-based homeless recovery residential program. Each participant was interviewed concerning gender, age, marital status, race, religion, education, employment, substance abuse, family history, psychiatric history, and legal h...