Changing the Rules: A Guide for Youth and Young Adults with Mental Health Conditions Who Want to Change Policy

Authors

Nancy Koroloff, Portland State UniversityFollow
Barbara J. Friesen, Portland State UniversityFollow
Nicholas Buekea, Portland State University

Sponsor

The contents of this product were developed under a grant with funding from the National Institute of Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, and from the Center for Mental Health Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, United States Department of Health and Human Services (NIDILRR grant 90RT5030).

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

2017

Subjects

Social service, Youth -- Counseling of, Social work with youth, Mental health services -- United States

Abstract

This guide provides information about policy and policy change in mental health and other human services for young adult groups who want to be

directly involved in policy change activities. Some of the many ways that young people can be involved in policy work include serving on advisory committees that consider areas where policy change is needed, participating on groups convened to review contract language about youth-related issues or serving on groups charged with developing rules and regulations to support recent policy change. A number of manuals or handbooks address these important roles, although few of them are specifically focused on mental health.

This policy guide is written for youth- and young adult-led groups and organizations that want to make changes in policies that affect them and other transition-age youth. The intended audience for this guide is youth and young adults working together within a group or organization to make specific change, usually in partnership with other agencies, groups, or organizations. In fact, young adults who have been involved in successful policy change efforts often emphasize that their groups were able to accomplish their goals because they had supportive partnerships with other organizations.

Description

A product of the Research and Training Center for Pathways to Positive Futures Portland State University, Portland, Oregon

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/34184

Citation Details

Koroloff, N., Friesen, B., & Buekea, N. (2017). Changing the rules: A guide for youth and young adults with mental health conditions who want to change policy. Portland, OR: Research and Training Center for Pathways to Positive Futures, Portland State University.