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Improving Adolescent Risk Assessment In A Primary Care Setting, Kristin N. Vanderwell
Improving Adolescent Risk Assessment In A Primary Care Setting, Kristin N. Vanderwell
Doctoral Projects
Adolescent risk-taking behaviors contribute significant risk to the current and future health of adolescent patients and have a significant annual cost to society. A primary care practice in western Michigan had no standardized practice related to the screening, evaluation, and response to adolescent-risk taking behaviors. As a result, only three of the fourteen providers were consistently following national guidelines for screening, evaluating, and responding to adolescent risk-taking barriers. The providers cited lack of time and lack of knowledge as barriers to following guidelines. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to address the health care needs of the adolescent …
Foster Youth Transition To Adulthood: Effects Of Housing Stability And Social Support On Mental Health, Elizabeth Gray Kaiser
Foster Youth Transition To Adulthood: Effects Of Housing Stability And Social Support On Mental Health, Elizabeth Gray Kaiser
DNP Scholarly Projects
Foster care adolescents have a more difficult time transitioning to adulthood, compared to non-foster care peers, due to the maltreatment and uprooting they often experience prior to entering the foster care system. Although foster care protects children from harmful environments, literature supports that multiple placement changes and lack of stable family and social support contributes to higher likelihood of housing instability, such as homelessness, and mental health problems, including stress, anxiety, and depression, in adulthood. Independent living programs, such as YVLifeSet, facilitate more successful transitions to adulthood by offering support in the form of mentors, life-skills training, and counseling. These …