Arizona Department of Behavioral Health Services Practice Tool: Transition to Adulthood

This resource was selected by SMI Adviser content partners and approved by the SMI Adviser clinical expert team for inclusion in the knowledge base.

This resource aims to strengthen practice in Arizona’s public behavioral health system and promote continuity of care through collaborative planning by:

• supporting individuals transitioning into early adulthood in ways that reinforce their recovery process;
• ensuring a smooth and seamless transition from the children’s behavioral health service system to the adult service system; and
• fostering an understanding that becoming a self-sufficient adult is a process that occurs over time and can extend beyond the age of eighteen.

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