Article Title

Appealing Features of Vocational Supports for Latino & non-Latino Transition Age Youth & Young Adult Consumers

Authors

Rosalie A. Torres Stone, University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolFollow
Colleen E. McKay, University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolFollow
Charles W. Lidz, University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolFollow
William H. Fisher, University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolFollow
Marsha Langer Ellison, University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolFollow
Lisa M. Smith, University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolFollow

Document Type

Research in the Works

Abstract

Describes the Appealing Features of the Vocational Supports for Latino and Non-Latino Transition Aged Youth and Youth Adults (TAYYA) Consumers Study, which focuses on addressing employment disparities of young adults with a serious mental health condition (SMHC) by examining their lived experiences with established vocational support programs. The study pays particular attention to Latino TAYYA as they are a group at high risk for negative outcomes including high unemployment and low educational attainment compared to their white counterparts. They are also less likely to seek specialty mental health services and are the fastest growing racial ethnic group in the United States.

Originally published as: Research in the Works, Issue 3, 2011. Also issued as Transitions RTC Research Brief 2, Mar. 2011.

Recommended Citation

Torres Stone, Rosalie A.; McKay, Colleen E.; Lidz, Charles W.; Fisher, William H.; Ellison, Marsha Langer; and Smith, Lisa M. (2011) "Appealing Features of Vocational Supports for Latino & non-Latino Transition Age Youth & Young Adult Consumers," Psychiatry Information in Brief: Vol. 8: Iss. 7, Article 1.
Available at: http://escholarship.umassmed.edu/pib/vol8/iss7/1

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Subject Area

Employment, Multicultural, Transition Age Youth