Young adults with serious mental illness / David O. Sullivan, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sullivan, David O.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mentally ill--Services for--United States.

Mentally ill.

Mental illness--United States.

Mental illness.

Youth--Services for--United States.

Youth.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (129 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The transition to adulthood can be difficult for young adults who suffer from a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. This book provides information on the number of these young adults and their demographic characteristics, the challenges they face, and how selected states assist them.

Contents:

Intro

YOUNG ADULTS WITH SERIOUSMENTAL ILLNESS

YOUNG ADULTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS

CONTENTS

PREFACE

WHAT GAO FOUND

WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY

ABBREVIATIONS

RESULTS IN BRIEF*

BACKGROUND

MENTAL ILLNESS AND DISABILITY

PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM

FEDERAL PROGRAMS THAT CAN ASSISTYOUNG ADULTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS

Programs Funding Mental Health Services

Education and Employment- Related Programs

Programs that Provide Housing Supports

MORE THAN 2MILLION YOUNG ADULTSHAVE A SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS THATCAN AFFECT THEIR EDUCATIONAND EMPLOYMENT

AT LEAST 2.4MILLION YOUNG ADULTS HAD ASERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS IN 2006, AND MANYSUFFERED FROM MULTIPLE DISORDERS ANDDID NOT GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL

ABOUT 186,000 YOUNG ADULTS HAD A MENTALILLNESS SO SEVERE THAT THEY RECEIVEDDISABILITY BENEFITS FROM THE SSA IN 2006

THE NUMBER OF YOUNG ADULTS WITH SERIOUS MENTALILLNESS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR INVOLVEDIN THE JUSTICE OR FOSTER CARE SYSTEMS IS UNKNOWN,ALTHOUGH RESEARCH SUGGESTS THEIR RATESOF MENTAL ILLNESS MAY BE HIGH

YOUNG ADULTS WITH SERIOUS MENTALILLNESS FACE CHALLENGES ACCESSINGAPPROPRIATE SUPPORT

PUBLIC SERVICES ARE OFTEN NOTTAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF YOUNG ADULTSWITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS

DIFFERENCES IN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIABETWEEN CHILD AND ADULT SYSTEMSPOSE CHALLENGES

NAVIGATING MULTIPLE PROGRAMS AND SYSTEMSCAN ALSO PRESENT CHALLENGES

SELECTED STATES PROVIDEMULTIDIMENSIONAL SERVICES TO YOUNGADULTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESSUSING VARIOUS STRATEGIES

STATES WE VISITED HAVE PROGRAMS PROVIDINGMULTIDIMENSIONAL SERVICES TO YOUNG ADULTS

STATES WE VISITED USE A NUMBEROF STRATEGIES TO PROVIDE SERVICES

Broadening Eligibility Criteria for Mental Health Services

Employing Evidenced-Based Practices

Coordinating Services Across State Agencies

Leveraging Federal and State Funding Resources.

Involving Young Adults and Their Families

FEDERAL AGENCIES HAVE SUPPORTEDDEMONSTRATIONS, PROVIDED TECHNICALASSISTANCE AND RESEARCH, AND FORMEDINTERAGENCY WORKING GROUPS

ONE FORMER FEDERAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECTDEVELOPED TRANSITION PROGRAMS THAT CONTINUEIN FIVE STATES AND STATES CAN USE OTHER FEDERALPROGRAMS TO PROVIDE OR COORDINATE SERVICES

FEDERAL AGENCIES PROVIDE TECHNICALASSISTANCE AND FUND RESEARCH

FEDERAL INTERAGENCY GROUPS ARE BEGINNINGTO COORDINATE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICESAND SERVICES FOR YOUTH IN TRANSITIONAND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES

CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS

RESPONSE TO AGENCY COMMENTS

APPENDIX I: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY

DATA ANALYSES

The National Comorbidity Survey Replication

Ticket Research File

National Beneficiary Survey

Data Reliability

LITERATURE REVIEW

INTERVIEWS WITH RESEARCHERSAND MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS

SITE VISITS

APPENDIX II: FEDERAL PROGRAMSIDENTIFIED BY BAZELON AS HELPINGYOUNG ADULTS WITH A SERIOUSMENTAL ILLNESS (SMI)

APPENDIX III: EVIDENCE-BASEDPRACTICES PROMOTED BY SAMHSA

APPENDIX IV: DEMOGRAPHICCHARACTERISTICS OF YOUNG ADULTSAGED 18-26, BY SEVERITY OF MENTALILLNESS, 200 1-2003

APPENDIX V: DEMOGRAPHICCHARACTERISTICS OF YOUNG ADULTS18-26WHO RECEIVED SSADISABILITYBENEFITS BECAUSE OF A SMI

APPENDIX VI: SELECTED PROGRAMS STATESCAN USE TO TARGET OR PROVIDECOMPREHENSIVE SERVICES FOR YOUNGADULTS WITH SMI

APPENDIX VII: OVERVIEWOF PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG ADULTSWITH SMI IN FOUR STATES

APPENDIX VIII: COMMENTS FROMTHE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ANDHUMAN SERVICES

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

RELATED GAO PRODUCTS

REFERENCES

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61324-135-6

OCLC:

709877946