title: Transition Planning for Youth With Special Health Care Needs (YSHCN) in Illinois Schools.
abstract: "Transition Planning for Youth with Special Health Care Needs (YSHCN)" chronicles the research and work completed by agencies in Illinois to provide examples of best practice in transition planning. Increasing numbers of YSHCN survive into adulthood creating a need for focus on the transition to adult life for these young people, including meeting health care needs. As a part of the Transitions project, the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the University of Illinois at Chicago Division of Specialized Care for Children surveyed Illinois public high schools to identify transition planning efforts, staff training needs and used those results to develop and implement training. A natural way to organize health services is by integration with school transition services. The credentialed school nurse would be the ideal person to contribute to the development of the health care transition plans based on the student's heath care provider's medical management plan.
authors: Illinois Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors: Jodie
authors: J
authors: Bargeron
authors: University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors: Darcy
authors: D
authors: Contri
authors: National Louis University, Wheeling, IL, USA lgibbons817@gmail.com.
authors: Linda J
authors: LJ
authors: Gibbons
authors: Chicago, IL, USA.
authors: Holly S
authors: HS
authors: Ruch-Ross
authors: Illinois Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors: Kathy
authors: K
authors: Sanabria
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004519:Education, Special; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D012572:School Health Services; D060305:Transition to Adult Care; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: collaboration/multidisciplinary teams; special education/disabilities; special health care needs; transition planning; transitions