The child-to-adult transition for Albertan youth with disabilities

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dc.contributor.authorRussell, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Yunqi
dc.contributor.authorZwicker, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorTough, Suzanne
dc.contributor.authorCui, Xinjie
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-03T21:07:25Z
dc.date.available2019-12-03T21:07:25Z
dc.date.issued2019-07-19
dc.descriptionThis report describes children and young adults with disabilities’ trajectories as they transitioned from child to adult supports sometime between 2005/06 and 2010/11.
dc.description.abstractYouth with disabilities often face challenges in the child to adult transition. This report identified challenges Albertan youth with disabilities face during the child to adult transition using administrative data from 2005/06 to 2010/11. Analyses examined four challenges faced by these youth: (1) educational outcomes and support use, (2) health care use, (3) corrections involvement, and (4) homelessness. This report found that after the child-to-adult transition youth with disabilities had lower educational achievement, higher dependence on public supports, less use of health care services related to their needs, higher corrections involvement and a greater likelihood of being identified as homeless compared to youth without disabilities. In addition, the report found social risks and service use patterns associated with these transition outcomes. These findings provide policy-relevant evidence that policymakers and support providers can use to inform strategies on how to support youth in the critical child to adult transition period.
dc.description.grantingagencyGovernment of Alberta
dc.description.grantingagencyCanadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
dc.identifier.citationChild and Youth Data Laboratory. (2019). The child-to-adult transition for Albertan youth. Edmonton, AB: PolicyWise for Children & Families.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/111303
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/37314
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherPolicyWise for Children & Families
dc.publisher.institutionPolicyWise for Children & Families
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgary
dc.rightsUnless otherwise indicated, this material is protected by copyright and has been made available with authorization from the copyright owner. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectspecial education
dc.subjectdisabilities
dc.subjectyouth
dc.subjecttransition
dc.subjectbig data
dc.subjectlongitudinal
dc.subjectsocial services
dc.subjecthealth services
dc.subjectadministrative data
dc.subjectdata linkage
dc.subject.otherTopic Reports
dc.subject.otherChild and Youth Data Laboratory
dc.titleThe child-to-adult transition for Albertan youth with disabilities
dc.typeReport
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