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This document discusses supporting adolescents and young adults with special health care needs through healthcare transition. It provides information on who these youth are, barriers to transition, and how transition can be supported. Specifically:
- Around 15% of adolescents have special health care needs and face developmental tasks of separating from parents and gaining independence.
- Barriers to successful transition include a lack of planning, differences between pediatric and adult care systems, and challenges for both youth and providers.
- Supporting transition involves having an identified adult provider, a transition plan by age 14, sharing medical summaries, and focusing on health promotion, independence, and referral to supportive services from childhood.
This document discusses supporting adolescents and young adults with special health care needs through healthcare transition. It provides information on who these youth are, barriers to tran…