Research & Special Projects
Children & Adolescents
Maine Adolescent Transition
Partnership Project
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Project Director: Elizabeth
DePoy, Ph.D.
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Funded by: Maine Department
of Human Services; Maternal and Child Health Bureau
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Project Timeframe: 3 years
The Maine Adolescent Transition
Partnership project is designed to enhance the successful transition to
adulthood, productivity, and financial independence for the diverse
population of adolescents with special health care needs through the
development, implementation, evaluation and expansion of a
collaborative, accessible, comprehensive, culturally competent, model
program. The project began with a participatory action needs assessment
study, following by an adolescent-centered planning process. The project
is in its fifth year and has accomplished significant systems change
through promoting youth leadership, updated, comprehensive, web-based
listing of transition and related services in Maine, and the development
of a statewide partnership infrastructure to continue to study and
respond to the needs of adolescents.
