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Expand availability of adolescent-centered care.

 
 
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Consider the facts.

Less than 50% of adolescents report receiving patient-centered care. Adolescents with patient-centered care are more likely to talk about health behaviors and have fewer unmet needs.
50% of all mental health conditions begin by age 14 and 75% by age 24.  Early identification and treatment of mental health conditions are essential for their future health.
Over half of all high school students report two or more significant risk behaviors.  Adolescents at highest risk of multiple risk-taking are males and older students.
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To expand availability of adolescent-centered care, we aim to:

  • Promote expansion of state adolescent health leadership initiatives to equip primary care sites with resources to help make their services, space, and policies more adolescent-centered, partnering with adolescent leaders in California, Michigan, Minnesota, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

  • Continue to identify comprehensive adolescent-centered models of primary care to ensure that all health care practices promote healthy lifestyles and intervene early and effectively to treat the range of physical, behavioral, and emotional needs of adolescents.

  • Expand collaboration with the Society of Adolescent Health and Medicine, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Phyisicians, the National Association of Nurse Practitioners, the School-Based Health Alliance, and the National Association of Community Health Centers to promote innovations in adolescent care delivery and payment.

 
 
 

Adolescent-Centered Care Research & Policy Communications

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Policy Communications
New Funding to Support National Center for System of Services for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
Policy Communications

This press release describes a new 5-year cooperative agreement from the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to form a new national center for the system of services for children and youth with special health care needs.  The AAP will form a National Center Consortium with The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health/Got Transition, Boston University’s Catalyst Center, and Family Voices.  This initiative, guided by a project steering committee, involves assisting state Title V programs and other key stakeholders in implementing MCHB’s Blueprint for Change, their national agenda, which calls for research, policy, and practice-level steps in health equity, CYSHCN and family well-being and quality of life, access to services, and financing of services.  The National Center’s key activities will include assessment of system-level gaps and emerging needs and pilot testing of innovative strategies in 5 states (years 1 and 2) followed by implementation of the Blueprint Roadmap in partnership with a diverse group of families, individuals with lived experience, clinicians, policy experts, and payers (years 3-5). See more →

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Policy Communications
The National Alliance Receives New Funding to Address Barriers and Policy Options for YSHCN Aging out of Public Programs
Policy Communications

This press release describes a new grant award from the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health (LPFCH) to address the cliff that low-income youth with special health care needs (YSHCN) face as they age into adulthood and lose their child eligibility status in 4 major public programs: Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program, and Title V Programs for Children with Special Needs. See more →

Policy Communications
Research
Emergency Preparedness Toolkit for Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and their Primary Care Team
Research

A toolkit with two tip sheets to assist primary care teams and their young adult patients with ID/DD to plan for disasters and emergencies. The toolkit was developed with an expert advisory group with members from the major primary care professional societies and disability advocates, and it is available in both English and Spanish.

Research
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New Project to Strengthen Capacity of Providers to Care for Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities During Pandemic and Emergency Situations
Policy Communications

This press release describes a new grant award from the WITH Foundation that will assist primary care providers to care for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities during pandemic and emergency situations. See more →

Policy Communications

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