Russell, MatthewZhang, YunqiZwicker, JenniferTough, SuzanneCui, Xinjie2019-12-032019-12-032019-07-19Child and Youth Data Laboratory. (2019). The child-to-adult transition for Albertan youth. Edmonton, AB: PolicyWise for Children & Families.http://hdl.handle.net/1880/111303This report describes children and young adults with disabilities’ trajectories as they transitioned from child to adult supports sometime between 2005/06 and 2010/11.Youth 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.engUnless 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.special educationdisabilitiesyouthtransitionbig datalongitudinalsocial serviceshealth servicesadministrative datadata linkageTopic ReportsChild and Youth Data LaboratoryReport