Information resources for Young People re Transition
Generic
"Entering Adulthood" booklet for 16-18 year olds. The aim of this booklet is to help young people understand more about what they are going through as they leave childhood and make their way to becoming an adult: www.youngminds.org.uk
http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/(YHT) is the new youth section of the DIPEx website (University of Oxford). YHT has hundreds of audio and video clips from interviews with young people who discuss what it is like to live with an illness or to have health problems. YHT provides a unique insight into young people's lives. The website attracts 1.3 million hits a month and has won several awards including the young people's sexual health site being highly commended in the 2005 BMA book awards. YHT is widely used by the public and in training health professionals.
Transition to secondary school:
http://www.kidscape.org.uk/assets/downloads/ksmovingup.pdf
Useful leaflet for young people moving up into secondary school
Transition to post-16 education (with disabilities) Range of fact sheets: http://www.skill.org.uk/
Condition-specific
Rheumatology
http://www.dreamteam-uk.org/ Site of a hospital based multidisciplinary adolescent rheumatology team at Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Learning Disabilities
http://www.nolimits.org.uk/ The No Limits DVD is a film made by young people for young people in Suffolk. It's a great guide to moving into adulthood. You can find out what's available and how you can achieve it by watching others. No Limits DVD Project
Cystic fibrosis
Transition information leaflets:
http://www.cftrust.org.uk/aboutcf/publications/factsheets/
Diabetes