title: Supporting the transition from inpatient hospitalization to school.
abstract: The School Transition Program (STP) is a 3-month intervention developed to address the unique needs of youth transitioning back to school from an inpatient psychiatric hospitalization. The STP focuses on promoting communication across school, home, and hospital. It includes psychoeducation, emotional support for caregivers, and the creation of transition plans in collaboration with school staff and families. Matching interventions to the academic, social, emotional/behavioral needs of these youth and increasing support to their caregivers has the potential to ease stress, reduce challenges and promote success during and after the transition period.
authors.affiliation: Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 701 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. Electronic address: cweiss@psych.umaryland.edu.
authors.forename: Catharine L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.affiliation: Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 701 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
authors.forename: Angela M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Blizzard
authors.affiliation: Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 701 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
authors.forename: Courtney
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vaughan
authors.affiliation: Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 701 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
authors.forename: Tierra
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sydnor-Diggs
authors.affiliation: Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 701 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.affiliation: Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 701 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
authors.forename: Sharon Hoover
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Stephan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012572:School Health Services; D000069341:Transitional Care
keywords: Cross-system collaboration; Families; Psychiatric hospitalization; Schools; Youth