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Family resources

General information on transition

  • Crossing the Bridge to Adulthood: A Guide for Youth Transitioning to Adult Health Care.
  • Finding the Right Doctor for You.
  • How Does Health Care Differ in the Adult World?.
  • Transition Assessment and Action Plan Tool.
  • Transition Assessment and Action Plan Tool (Spanish).
  • Transition Health Care Checklist.
  • Care Planning for Teens.
  • Transition to Adult Heath Care Checklist.
  • Transition to Adult Care Resource Directory.
  • Southeast Regional Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs, (414) 266-6333.
  • Wisconsin Medical Home Toolkit.

    • Self-managment and self-advocacy

    • Health Care Workbook for Youth.
    • "My Health Pocket Guide."
    • Opening Doors to Self-determination.
    • Kids as Self-advocates Resources.

    Legal issues (insurance, guardianship)

    • Transition to Adulthood: Insurance Issues.
    • "On Being 18".
    • Advance Medical Directives.
    • Transition to Adulthood: Guardianship.
    • Social Security Office.
    • Social Security Disability Insurance Office.
    • BadgerCare Plus.

    Independent living (education, employment, recreation, housing)

    • Transition to Adulthood: Post-secondary Education.
    • Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
    • Opening Doors to Postsecondary Education.
    • Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities.
    • Transition to Adulthood: Employment.
    • Opening Doors to Employment.
    • Transition to Adulthood: Having an Active Social Life.
    • Special Olympics Wisconsin.
    • Very Special Arts.
    • Transition to Adulthood: Housing and Independent Living.
    • Aging and Disability Resource Centers.
    • Wisconsin Independent Living Centers.
    • Independent living agencies by county.
    Hospital locations: Milwaukee and Fox Valley.

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