Resources

Pennsylvania Youth Leadership Network

The PYLN is a team of youth leaders with disabilities from across Pennsylvania with a purpose to develop the self-determination, empowerment, and leadership of youth that promotes successful post school outcomes in the areas of education, employment, independent living, and health and wellness among youth and young adults throughout Pennsylvania.

Transition Age Advisory Group (T.A.A.G.)

Transition Health Care Checklist: Transition to Adult Living in Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Department of Health and their community partners recognized a gap in health services for youth with special health care needs. When these youth leave school, they transition from having different or no insurance coverage, from seeing pediatric specialists to searching for adult medical specialists, and from good coverage for medications to having to understand new systems for obtaining medicines. Working with the Pennsylvania Community on Transition State Leadership Team, agencies, and families, the Transition Health Care Checklist: Transition to Adult Living in Pennsylvania was created to guide youth, families, and professionals during this time of change.

Westmoreland County Resource Guide for Youth Transitioning Out of Care