Family Service Use and Outcomes for Youth with Disabilities
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| Title: | Family Service Use and Outcomes for Youth with Disabilities |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Michael Levere (ORCID |
| Source: | Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals. 2025 48(2):101-114. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications and Hammill Institute on Disabilities. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Social Security Administration (SSA) |
| Contract Number: | SS001360044 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Family Programs, Youth, Disabilities, Family Involvement, Use Studies, Demonstration Programs, Transitional Programs |
| Geographic Terms: | California |
| DOI: | 10.1177/21651434231221493 |
| ISSN: | 2165-1434 2165-1442 |
| Abstract: | Families of youth with disabilities often access services to promote youth's transitions to adulthood. Such services can be oriented toward the youth or family. Using descriptive statistics and regression modeling of survey and administrative data, we explored patterns of service use and the association between outcomes for 9,013 U.S. youth with disabilities who enrolled in a demonstration project. Those randomly assigned to a treatment group used family services more frequently than those in a control group, and youth in families using family services were more likely to use services themselves. The use of family and youth services together was associated with better youth employment. Because few programs offer family services, policymakers and practitioners might consider ways to connect families to such services. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1469207 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Families of youth with disabilities often access services to promote youth's transitions to adulthood. Such services can be oriented toward the youth or family. Using descriptive statistics and regression modeling of survey and administrative data, we explored patterns of service use and the association between outcomes for 9,013 U.S. youth with disabilities who enrolled in a demonstration project. Those randomly assigned to a treatment group used family services more frequently than those in a control group, and youth in families using family services were more likely to use services themselves. The use of family and youth services together was associated with better youth employment. Because few programs offer family services, policymakers and practitioners might consider ways to connect families to such services. |
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| ISSN: | 2165-1434 2165-1442 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/21651434231221493 |
