Transition to Adulthood

Transition to Adulthood With a Chronic Illness

A video series helpful to all patients considering transition to adult healthcare

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Transition to Adulthood

For children with special healthcare needs, who have received services from pediatric providers for their entire lives, the process of taking control of their own healthcare needs as they get older --and eventually switching to an adult healthcare provider-- can be challenging. But with the right information and support, it can be a time of positive growth for both patients and their families.

Planning for this change prepares patients with special healthcare needs and their families to successfully transition to adult healthcare and community resources. Here you can:

Transition materials developed in collaboration with the CHOP Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Program which is supported by Project T73MC00051 from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (Title V, Social Security Act), Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services.

 

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Take Charge of Your Health

See how CHOP helps patients transition to adulthood in the Spring 2010 issue of the CHOP Family News.

Former CHOP Patient Discusses Transition Program

Hear Catherine Marchetta, diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at age 13, discuss how the transition program helped her prepare for life as an adult managing a chronic disease.