ERIC Number: EJ1469207
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-May
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2165-1434
EISSN: EISSN-2165-1442
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Family Service Use and Outcomes for Youth with Disabilities
Michael Levere1,2; Todd Honeycutt2; Gina Livermore2; Arif Mamun3; Karen Katz2
Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, v48 n2 p101-114 2025
Families of youth with disabilities often access services to promote youth's transitions to adulthood. Such services can be oriented toward the youth or family. Using descriptive statistics and regression modeling of survey and administrative data, we explored patterns of service use and the association between outcomes for 9,013 U.S. youth with disabilities who enrolled in a demonstration project. Those randomly assigned to a treatment group used family services more frequently than those in a control group, and youth in families using family services were more likely to use services themselves. The use of family and youth services together was associated with better youth employment. Because few programs offer family services, policymakers and practitioners might consider ways to connect families to such services.
Descriptors: Family Programs, Youth, Disabilities, Family Involvement, Use Studies, Demonstration Programs, Transitional Programs
SAGE Publications and Hammill Institute on Disabilities. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Social Security Administration (SSA)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: California
Grant or Contract Numbers: SS001360044
Author Affiliations: 1Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, USA; 2Mathematica, Washington, DC, USA; 3Millennium Challenge Corporation, Washington, DC, USA