Tennessee Disability Coalition
Amount: $63,000 Term: Two Years
Granted in Spring 2008

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Family Voices of Tennessee, formed in 1993 as a program of the Tennessee Disability Coalitoin, advocates for health care services that are family-centered, community-based, comprehensive, coordinated and culturally competent for all children with special health care needs; and supports essential partnerships between families and professionals.

This grant will fund a new initiative through Family Voices called Healthy and Ready to Work which seeks to help individuals with disabilities transition from childhood to adulthood.  75% of physicians will report increased knowledge of processes for transition. 40% of physicians partner with families to plan and engage in transition activities for patients age 14 and above. 85% of families trained report increased knowledge about processes for  transition.

Within 3 months of training, 65% of families will have a transition plan. Within 6 months of training, 50% of families have implemented activities in their plan and 33 % report increased youth independence skills.

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