Background: The transition from youth to adult health care is a complex process, and only 25% of all youth and less than 35% of youth with special health care needs in Wisconsin receive support.
Objectives: This article describes the process and results from the Wisconsin Youth Health Transition Initiative’s assessment of transition support provided in health care.
Methods: Key informant interviews were undertaken with clinicians from several Wisconsin health care systems.
Results: Fifty percent of health care systems interviewed had a formal policy or guideline supporting health care transition. Additionally, several barriers consistent with national trends were confirmed.
Conclusions: Health care transition for Wisconsin youth remains suboptimally supported in practice. Continued funding and work towards this important maternal and child health objective are needed.
Transition Practices in Wisconsin Health Care Systems: What Do We Know?
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