Though continuity of care (CoC) is associated with improved functioning, reduced health care costs, decreased mortality, and improved quality of life, there is a paucity of research on the implementation and evaluation of interventions to improve CoC for youth transitioning out of child and adolescent mental health services. Consequently, clinicians, researchers, and policy makers continue to demand greater understanding of the care transition process and evidence-based resources to support the development and implementation of transition interventions. This workshop will introduce attendees to an open access, plain-language downloadable transition toolkit to to improve CoC for young people during this crucial period.
The UNITE Toolkit is a CIHR-funded project that builds on previous research led by the project team, including a Delphi study conducted with Canadian youth, caregivers, and clinicians to identify core components of successful mental health transitions, and an evaluation project of the Transition Navigator intervention. The UNITE project builds on both research and community evidence in order to disseminate best practice, strengthen national communities of practice, and respond to decision-maker demands for better tools to support youth mental health.
View or download a copy of the Core Components Guidebook below.
The UNITE Toolkit is a CIHR-funded project that builds on previous research led by the project team, including a Delphi study conducted with Canadian youth, caregivers, and clinicians to identify core components of successful mental health transitions, and an evaluation project of the Transition Navigator intervention. The UNITE project builds on both research and community evidence in order to disseminate best practice, strengthen national communities of practice, and respond to decision-maker demands for better tools to support youth mental health.
View or download a copy of the Core Components Guidebook below.
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Resources and Tools
Below are a number of resources discussed during the workshop today. View the resources below or follow the associated links to learn more.
Got Transition. (2020). Sample Transition and Care Policy/Guide. Retrieved from https://www.gottransition.org/six-core-elements/transitioning-adult-approach/transition-and-care-policy-guide.cfm
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Got Transition. (2020). Sample Plan of Care. Retrieved from https://www.gottransition.org/6ce/?leaving-plan-care
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Health Quality Ontario. (2022). Transitions From Youth to Adult Health Care Services. Retrieved from https://www.hqontario.ca/Portals/0/documents/evidence/quality-standards/qs-transitions-from-youth-to-adult-health-care-services-quality-standard-en.pdf
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Health Quality Ontario. (2020). Transitions Between Hospital and Home- Care for People of All Ages. Retreived from https://www.hqontario.ca/Portals/0/documents/evidence/quality-standards/qs-transitions-between-hospital-and-home-measurement-guide.pdf
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East Tennessee State University. (2020). Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire. Retrieved from https://www.etsu.edu/com/pediatrics/traq/what.is.the.traq.php
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Cleverley, K., Gore, D., Nasir, S., Ashley, T., Rich, L., Brown, C., Hanssmann, B., Holmes-Haronitis, J., Villafana, P., Kish, J., Levy, M. (2018). Facilitating Effective Transitions from Hospital to Community for Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Overview of the Transition Support Worker Role and Function. Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 27 (4), 229-235. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6254258/pdf/ccap27_p0228.pdf.
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Fishman, K.N., Levitt, A.J., Markoulakis, R., Weingust, S. (2018). Satisfaction with Mental Health Navigation Services: Piloting an Evaluation with a New Scale. Community Ment Health J, 54, 521–532. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-017-0201-0
Find out more information: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10597-017-0201-0
Find out more information: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10597-017-0201-0
