Transition-aged youth-at-risk program - Eligibility - Services

1. The executive director of the department shall designate an individual from within the department to oversee the program for transition-aged youth at risk. Transition-aged youth at risk ages fourteen through twenty-four are eligible for participation in the program. 2. Services to an individual youth must be appropriate to that youth and do not need to include all services of the transition-aged youth-at-risk program. The department shall provide the services. Services available under the transition-aged youth-at-risk program include: a. An individualized assessment for transition-aged youth at risk; b. Development of a single plan of care to coordinate services among available service systems, emphasizing existing case management resources; c. Assistance in developing independent living skills; d. Services for transitioning students from high school to employment or postsecondary education; e. In-home support, including mentors, individual and family training, and access to respite care; f. Development of a statewide independent living skills curriculum for youth and families; g. Substance abuse assessment and treatment; h. Psychological and psychiatric evaluation and treatment; i. Individual, group, and family therapy services; j. Case aide services; and k. Crisis residential services.