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Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research
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A UMass Chan academic research center within iSPARC that conducts research, training, and dissemination activities to improve outcomes among youth and young adults (ages 14 to 30) with serious mental health conditions.
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Hot off the press is our October Newsletter! Find out the latest on young adult mental health from school to employment.

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New Youth & Young Adult Resources Inside!
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October 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Congrats to our Center Director, Kathryn Sabella on her recent grant!
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Kathryn Sabella, PhD, is hoping to shed light on the social causes of increased alcohol use among women with the help of a NIAAA grant: direc.to/nGAF

The goal is to reduce stigma and advocate for societal changes. #alcohol #gender @transitionsacr.bsky.social @isparc-umasschan.bsky.social
UMass Chan researcher investigates narrowing gender gap in alcohol use
Kathryn Sabella, PhD, is hoping to shed light on the social causes of increased alcohol use among women.
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October 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Make the most of your #CollegeExperience. My Own Pace is a peer-facilitated coaching program specializing in supporting students with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. We’re spotlighting “promising programs” that align with our mission. #MyOwnPace is our newest program.
My Own Pace black college student smiling intended audience is 18-30 who have bipolar, schizophrenia or major depression more info about the program coaching services for college students
August 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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🎙️New #podcast episode: Body Talk and Belonging: Eating Disorder Recovery in a Social World. #YABMember Jamie shares her journey of resilience and growth in navigating recovery from an eating disorder. Listen here: www.umassmed.edu/TransitionsA...
STAY Tuned Podcast
STAY Tuned is a podcast for young adults, made by young adults, with mental health conditions.
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August 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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#YABlog: From Escapism to Belonging: My Journey w/Volunteering

..."It takes one person to make a difference. Now imagine an organized group working together to make changes & support their communities. That is the power of volunteering..." Read it here: buff.ly/sSEkLWI

#CIRC
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June 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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New YA Blog 🚨: From Isolation to Inspiration: How Creative Communities Saved My #MentalHealth
.. ."The online landscape of community spaces offered much to bargain for and many options to thrive within."...

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#Blogging #YAAdvisoryBoard #CommunityParticipation #CIRC
From Isolation to Inspiration: How Creative Communities Saved My Mental Health
This blog discusses maintaining communities during periods of isolation
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June 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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ACL’s NIDILRR has made #disability research #MentalHealth research a national priority, bringing real programs and inclusive practices into our communities. Learn more about this critical work and why #NIDILRRMatters.
From Research to Practice. ACL programs and NIDILRR research help make interdependent community living possible. These agencies are invaluable for the disability and aging communities. Recent actions to restructure HHS have made the future of ACL and NIDILRR uncertain. Learn why NIDILRR matters. An older man in a wheelchair is speaking to a young man on an outdoor stroll. The Administration for Community Living (ACL) has been home to the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). In FY 2023, ACL’s NIDILRR funded 271 grants totaling $112.5 million. These grants enabled more than 1,500 disability research projects to support community health needs. These projects have been paving the way toward greater community inclusion. NIDILRR programs fund research toward the development of new knowledge, innovative technological devices, prototypes, measurement tools, interventions, and other informational products to enhance community living, health and function, and employment among people with disabilities. Pie charts are visible showing FY 2023 Research and Development Projects hosted by NIDILRR. The Research Projects are 30% about Health and Function; 31% are related to Employment; 17% are around participation and community living, and 41% are cross-cutting across two or more domains. The Development projects are 21% around health and function; 11% around employment; 13% around participation and community living; and 55% cross-cut across multiple domains. Thanks to ACL’s NIDILRR-funded research: ACL supports recovery and rehabilitation for people who have experienced traumatic injuries. They have been a hub for health research supporting people with spinal cord injury, burns injuries, and TBI. The Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC) offers accessible health information to support these patients and their families and caregivers. NIDILRR grantees have developed accessible exercise equipment, active video game controllers adapted for use by people with disabilities, virtual environments to socially motivate recreational exercise, and standards for the universal design of fitness equipment. NIDILRR grantees have contributed to significant innovations in robotic and exoskeleton-based rehabilitation strategies for improved mobility and manipulation among children with cerebral palsy. Photo of a child walking in a rehab facility with robotic exoskeleton attached to their legs. Photo of an accessible playground with a navigation map.
May 22, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Meet the speakers for our upcoming #MassDMH virtual Annual Research Conference on May 29th. There is still time to register to attend. #RSVPHere www.umassmed.edu/sparc/about-...
Gina Vincent white woman with blonde hair. Her presentation is Effecitve Interventions for Reducing Youth Violence Cheryl Foo Asian woman her presentation is Effects of Legalizing Cannabis Sales on Use among Youth Presenting for a Psychiatric Emergency Daphene Holt blonde woman. Her presentation is Living in Families with Emotions (LIFE): Training Community Organizations to Deliver a Resilience-Enhancing Michelle Mullen blonde woman. Her presentation is Helping Youth on the Path to Employment (HYPE): Enhancing Career Development Outcomes Among Young Adults with Mental Health Conditions
May 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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🚨 #WebinarAlert "Youth & Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions - Reflections of 30 Years: Parts 1 & 2"

Hear the major milestones achieved since the field’s infancy, lessons learned & future implications.

Part: 1 May 12th. Part 2: June 2nd - 12-1:30 PM
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April 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Looking for a new #Podcast? 📻 Check out S.T.A.Y. Tuned. Our podcast made for young adults by young adults as they navigate school, work, and life while managing their mental health. www.umassmed.edu/TransitionsA...
STAY Tuned Podcast
STAY Tuned is a podcast for young adults, made by young adults, with mental health conditions.
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April 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Just in: registration for the @isparc-umasschan.bsky.social conference is now open. Don't miss important topic "Promoting Youth Mental and Behavioral Health: Understanding and Addressing Risk and Protective Factors to Improve Youth Well-Being and Outcomes"
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Registration is now open for our annual DMH Conference! CMEs for physicians and CEUs for Psychology, RN, Social Work, OT, and LMHC will be available. www.umassmed.edu/sparc/about-...
screenshot of agenda - agenda is accessible on our website - https://www.umassmed.edu/sparc/about-our-center/DMH_Conference/
April 17, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Our February newsletter is now out! A new resource, our latest S.T.A.Y. Tuned podcast episodes, new CIRC tip sheets, and more. Check it out on our website. #HotOffThePress #MentalHealthResearch www.umassmed.edu/TransitionsA...
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March 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Congrats to our center director Kathryn Sabella for being named a CAPES Emerging Scholar! Read the full announcement on CAPES website www.umassmed.edu/capes/about/...
#MentalHealth #SucicidePrevention
Capes announcement post describing Dr Sabella's background and showing her headshot (white woman, with blonde hair & green eyes). CAPES logo is two hand forming a heart
February 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Excited to be on @bsky.app 🙂 We conduct research, training, & dissemination activities to improve outcomes among youth and young adults (ages 14 to 30) with serious mental health conditions (SMHC). Check us out and see how. www.umassmed.edu/TransitionsA...
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Our mission is to promote the full participation in socially valued roles of transition-age youth and young adults (ages 14-30) with serious mental health conditions. We use the tools of research and ...
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January 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM