Search Results: MCH Organizations

Annotation: Established in 1993 at the Teaching Research Institute, a division of Western Oregon University, the Center on Brain Injury Research and Training (CBIRT) conducts research and training to improve the lives of children and adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI). CBIRT’s research focuses on developing interventions to improve outcomes related to education, employability, and quality of life. Training activities promote the use of best practices among educators and other professionals who serve individuals with TBI.

Keywords: Brain damage, Children, Injuries, MCH research, Transition to independent living, Trauma

Annotation: Courage Center is a nonprofit organization providing rehabilitation and independent living services for children and adults with physical disabilities and speech, hearing, and vision impairments. Programs are offered for persons from Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Iowa, while other programs have a national referral base, including ham radio and a transitional living program, Courage Residence. Services are offered in the following broad areas: Medical Rehabilitation and Education, including clinic locations in Golden Valley, Stillwater, Burnsville and Forest Lake, MN; Leisure and Recreation including camping at two accessible camps in Minnesota, and a wide variety of adapted sports and recreation programs; Work and Learning; and, Mental Health and Family Support. Courage Center hosts a list serve and sponsors conferences, training seminars, and workshops. A Class Catalog is also available with alternative formats available upon request.

Keywords: Disabilities, Habilitation, Transition to independent living

Annotation: Got Transition™/Center for Health Care Transition Improvement advances access to effective transition supports from pediatric to adult health care for all youth, including those with special needs, by facilitating the implementation and dissemination of health care transition best practices in pediatric and adult medical homes and specialty settings. Activities include surveillance and needs assessment, evidence-based practices and innovative strategies, youth and family leadership expansion and support, policy supports, and information exchange. The center is a national resource supported by a cooperative agreement between the Maternal and Child Bureau and the National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health.

Keywords: Adolescents with special health care needs, Health services, Transition to independent living

Annotation: The Healthy & Ready to Work National Resource Center (HRTW) serves as a national focal point for the Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Transition to Adulthood initiative. The center’s mission is to create changes in policy, programs, and practices that will assist or support the transition of youth with special health care needs to adult health care with funding, work, and independence.

Keywords: Adolescents with special health care needs, National MCH resource center, Resource centers, Transition to independent living

Annotation: The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth) is composed of partners with expertise in disability, education, employment, and workforce development policy and practice. NCWD/Youth is housed at the Institute for Educational Leadership in Washington, DC. The Collaborative, funded through the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy, is charged with assisting state and local workforce development systems to integrate youth with disabilities into their service strategies.

Keywords: Adolescents with special health care needs, Disabilities, Transition to independent living, Work force, Workplace, Young adults, Youth

Annotation: The Southwest Institute for Families and Children with Special Needs focuses on services for children and adolescents with special health care needs in making the transition to adult life in Arizona. Research is conducted to produce scientifically and socially valid results; contribute to knowledge about families, children, and youth with special needs; focus on topics that reflect changing demographics, life spans, barriers, and needs; use research designs that include potential consumers (parents, children and youth, teachers, physicians) in every step of the research process; produce research products that promote the transfer of knowledge to families and service providers; use multiple methods of research to ensure that results reflect the most current knowledge in the area, as well as the beliefs, expectations and daily lives of its potential consumers. Demonstration and implementation of research translates state-of-the-art knowledge into practice in conducting demonstration and implementation projects based on evidence supported practices; developing products for practitioners and parents that synthesize research-findings; promote collaboration between families and health, education, and social service providers through demonstration and implementation projects; and promote system-wide change as an outcome of family-provider collaboration in project activities. Additional focus is on program evaluation for projects-in-process and preparing personnel including inservice providers in the research-to-practice process.

Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Adolescents with special health care needs, Inservice training, Professional training, Service delivery, Transition to independent living

Annotation: The Youth Transition Funders Group is a network of grantmakers whose mission is to help all youth make a successful transition to adulthood by age 25. Goals include five critical outcomes: educational achievement in preparation for career and community participation, including a high school diploma, postsecondary degree and/or vocational certificate training; gainful employment and/or access to career training to achieve life-long economic success; connections to a positive support system - namely, guidance from family members and caring adults, as well as access to health, counseling and mental health services; the ability to be a responsible and nurturing parent; and the capacity to participate in the civic life of the community.

Keywords: Adolescents, Educational attainment, High risk adolescents, Parent support services, Social support, Transition to independent living, Young adults, Youth in transition