Many states, universities, organizations, and health care providers are developing tools to assist youth with special health care needs successfully transition into all aspects of adult life. These websites will provide youth with special health care needs, their families, Care Coordinators, Social Workers and other professionals the ideas, tools, and resources to reach that goal.

Health Care Transitions -- The Promising Practices in Health Care Transition Project is a research and training activity of the Institute for Child Health Policy at the University of Florida. The principal investigator is John G. Reiss, Ph.D. and the Co-PI and project coordinator is Robert W. Gibson, MSOTR/L. The website includes tools, resources, and links that deal with transition issues and how other youth and families are meeting this goal. It is also the site of a Transition Listserv that provides international communication for youth, families and professionals who would like to communicate and share ideas and resources with each other. The website is: http://hctransitions.ichp.edu/

The Transition Center -- Located at the University of Florida, in Gainesville, The Transition Center aims to enrich the lives of students through self-advocacy, access to contacts, proper resources, and by providing an opportunity for students to interact with one another as they make decisions and discover what they want out of life. They are also a resource for family members and professionals.   The website is: http://www.thetransitioncenter.org
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Adolescent Health Transition Project -- This website was created by the University of Washington and is housed at the Center for Human Development and Disability. The Adolescent Health Transition Project is designed to help smooth the transition from pediatric to adult health care for adolescents with special health care needs. This site is a resource for information, materials, and links to other people with an interest in health transition issues. There are a variety of tools and checklists to guide physicians and health care providers, youth, and families through a successful transition. The website is: http://depts.washington.edu/healthtr/index.html


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