Thank you to everyone who was so kind to compliment's last month's issue.  We hope you enjoy this one too.  And, if you didn't have the opportunity to see last month's issue, it can be found on the web on our home page at www.rrs4hope.com.

This issue discusses the divide between child and adult mental health services, and how consumers can help to bridge that gap by reaching out to youth and young adults in transition to adulthood.

The transition from adolescence to adulthood is a challenging time for anyone, full of new responsibilities and critical decisions that affect the future. While this transition can be difficult for all young adults, it is particularly so for those who have a serious mental illness.

It seems natural that as youth and young adults move from childhood to adulthood, their support systems should evolve with them. Unfortunately, the way most systems of care are set up, young adults reach a point where they must move from the children’s health world to the adult health world, and there are genuine barriers that often make that transition difficult.

In the newest edition of the CAFE TA Center’s Focus newsletter, we examine ways in which adult consumers and help bridge the gap, and bring young adults into the larger consumer movement. Please check it out here, and consider how you and the adult groups that you are a part of can reach out to youth and young adults with mental illness.

Emerging adulthood is the phase between adolescence and full-fledged adulthood. Traditionally services in the behavioral health realm have been divided between systems designed for children, and systems designed for adults. Late adolescence and early adulthood are a critical period in human development, and an especially vulnerable time for those with behavioral health issues, with young adults aging out of foster care and youth systems, and some young adults experiencing the symptoms of mental illness for the first time.

Focus 5: Emerging Adults Need Consumer Support

A PDF copy of this eCast, with full graphics, can be found at: www.bu.edu/cpr/resources/ecast/

Print Newsletter Available for Download! 

Spring newsletter is available for download. 12 pages of wellness tools, articles by Advanced Level WRAP Facilitators, and more!  

Table of Contents 

First International Conference...................................1
Story Telling and WRAP®.......................................1
The Essence of Facilitation.......................................1
Fidelity to Facilitating WRAP®...............................2
WRAP® Around Ireland..........................................3
Inventing Wellness Tools..........................................3

WRAP and Recovery Books (Resources).................4
A WRAP® Workbook for Kids.................................5
What I'm Learning....................................................6
Scholarships Awarded..............................................11
Correspondence Course............................................11
Copeland Center Calendar........................................12 

Download now!