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May 2017

In This Issue

In The News

Upcoming Event

What SPARC Is
Doing

Empowering
Youth

Advancing
Research

From the Director's
Desk

Who We
Are

The Transitions RTC
promotes the full participation in socially
valued roles of this population so they can
engage fully in all aspects of
life.

The Learning & Working
RRTC, is a national effort that
aims to improve the supports for youth and young
adults, ages 14-30, with serious mental health
conditions to successfully complete their
schooling and training and move into rewarding
work lives.

In The
News

SAMHSA released a new series of
fact sheets about anxiety disorder,
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),
bipolar disorder, depression, first episode
psychosis, and obsessive-compulsive disorder
(OCD). These fact sheets provide the latest
scientific information about symptoms and a
range of treatment options, as well as peer
support groups and services.

Find the fact sheets
here!

Upcoming
Event

40th
Annual Wellness and Recovery
Summit

Presented by PRA and
PRF, in partnership with
GA-PRA

June
24-26, 2017

Transitions RTC and
SPARC will be presenting at the Wellness
and Recovery Summit in Atlanta
this summer. Hope to see you there!

Register
Here

What SPARC

Is
Doing

"May is
Mental Health Awareness
Month" Video
Campaign

The MHE & YOU (Mental Health
Experienced & Years of Understanding)
Advisory Council and SPARC developed video
statements to honor and spread awareness of
this year's May is Mental health month.
Check them out here!

Empowering
Youth in
Transition

In
school...

LATEST PRESENTATION - Real Support for Real Students:
Making College Accommodations Work For
You

On
the job...

COMEBACK
TV VIDEO RESOURCE -  Things to Consider When Looking for
a Job

In
the community...

SAHMSA
WEBINAR - Youth Leadership Helps Youth
Engagement and Resiliency by
Kathleen Biebel & Amanda
Costa

Advancing
Research on Vulnerable
Youth

Collecting
Histories of Education and
Employment During
Recovery (CHEER) Study

This study aims to provide a
long-term picture of career development
activities of young adults, including young
parents, living with serious mental health
conditions. Learn more about this ongoing
research here!

Our
State-of-the-Science
Conference

Stay
tuned for our State-of-the-Science Conference in
Tampa in Spring 2018!

The Transitions
RTC will
be hosting the
2018
Youth &Young
Adult
Mental Health
State-of-the-Science
Conference during the 2018
Research &
Policy
Conference on Child, Adolescent,
and Young Adult
Behavioral Health in Tampa,
Florida!

Click here to download the flyer
and get information about the call for
papers!

From the
Director's Desk

May
is Mental Health Awareness Month. In honor of
SAMHSA's Children's Mental Health Theme,
"Partnering for Help and Hope," we asked some
young adults how they would like to be
partnered with in their recovery
journey.

They
noted:

* Provide
mentorship and other training opportunities to
learn about coping mechanisms and hear success
stories about recovery.
* Provide a safe
and accepting environment and listen with
empathy and not judgment.
* Never make
assumptions about our abilities, but
recognize the expertise gained through training
and insight gained through mental health lived
experience.

Join
the movement to spread awareness by asking
young adults in your life about what can help
them in their recovery!

Stay
Connected

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