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Transition support for teenagers and young adults

Moving from childhood services towards adult ones involves a change in who holds responsibility, and it works better when it is gradual.

Handing over gradually

Booking appointments, describing their own difficulties and asking their own questions are skills. They are best practised before they are required.

What changes practically

Consent, confidentiality and how much a parent is involved all shift as a young person gets older. Those changes should be discussed openly rather than arriving unannounced.

Support continues

Needing support as an adult is not a failure of the support given as a child.

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