Youth In Transition
Services for children and youth with special needs were transferred to the Ministry of Children and Family Development in October 2009. Youth who have a developmental disability or meet the Personalized Supports Initiative (PSI) criteria are eligible for supports through CLBC.
CLBC works in collaboration with other organizations in supporting youth transitions. The Cross Ministry Transition Planning Protocol for Youth with Special Needs was developed by nine government organizations and is an agreement on how to work together to support the transition of youth with special needs to adulthood. While organizations that serve youth take the lead in initiating and supporting transition planning, CLBC has a role in connecting with youth and their families to provide information support and review documentation to confirm eligibility for about CLBC adult support and services.
CLBC would like to confirm eligibility for youth transitioning to adulthood as soon after their 16th birthday as possible and will review documentation for youth. Starting this process early is important. If youth are accessing Ministry of Children and Family Development supports and services their MCFD worker can provide assistance with transition planning and with getting the required assessment documentation.
For more information, please visit Into Adulthood (http://www NULL.mcf NULL.gov NULL.bc NULL.ca/spec_needs/adulthood NULL.htm) and see the following documents:
Cross Ministry Transition Planning Protocol for Youth with Special Needs (http://communitylivingbc NULL.ca/wp-content/uploads/TransitionPlanningProtocol NULL.pdf)
Roles and Tasks for Transition Planning Team Members (http://communitylivingbc NULL.ca/wp-content/uploads/RolesandTasks NULL.pdf)
Fact Sheet (http://communitylivingbc NULL.ca/wp-content/uploads/TransitionPlanningProtocolFactSheet NULL.pdf)
Questions and Answers (http://communitylivingbc NULL.ca/wp-content/uploads/TransitionPlanningProtocolQsandAs NULL.pdf)
