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Research and Advocacy
Transitional aged young adults (19-24) are a vulnerable group that is often overlooked. They are forced to undertake the responsibilities of adulthood without having financial stability, and they suffer from the health risks of childhood without having the established support system that is afforded to children. We aim to advocate for policy initiatives which extend comprehensive health care coverage during the transitional period between childhood and adulthood.
Check out some of the most revealing facts about this population and read the executive summary of our research on this issue:
Fact Sheet on transitional aged youth
HIYA Position Brief
Read the full version of AHWG's position paper on transitional youth and health care.
"The Real World: Young Adults and the Health Insurance Crisis"
Click here for the unabridged version of the appendicies
Recent Developments to the HIYA project
In the summer of 2005, AHWG partnered with Michelle Byrnes from Honoring Emancipated Youth (HEY), worked with Jim Soos at the Department of Public Health, Sarah He, aide to San Francisco Board Supervisor Maxwell, and Jean Fraser, CEO of San Francisco Health Plan to exempt 19-25 year old former foster youth from the eligibility restrictions of Healthy Kids & Young Adults. In addition to young parents, former foster youth are now exempt from the eligibility restrictions.
Click here to read the issue brief: Ensuring Access to Healthy Young Adults Program for Transitioning Foster Youth
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Enrollment
Through a collaboration with the San Francisco Health Plan, the AHWG has begun a campaign to educate and enroll eligible youth into one of three public health insurance programs. "Get Covered" aims to reach out to youth in schools, afterschool programs, or other community based organizations and educate them about the expansion of the Healthy Kids and Young Adults Program.
Click Here to check out our fact sheet on the Healthy Kids Expansion! PDF
Click Here for Spanish! PDF
Click Here for Chinese! PDF
We are also excited to announce that three members of AHWG's staff are now certified application assistors (CAA) which means we can enroll youth into Medi-Cal, Healthy Families, or Healthy Kids and Young Adults.
Interested in enrolling in one of those programs?
Check out this map which will help you find a CAA near you!
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Transitional Youth Advocacy and Outreach
Transitional Youth Task Force
Congratulations, Michael! Michael Smith was sworn into the San Francisco Transitional Youth Task Force on March 15, 2006. The goal of the task force is to assess, provide recommendations, and advocate for the needs of youth between the ages of 17 to 24.
For more information on the task force, contact Michael Smith by email michael@ahwg.net
Transitional Youth Guide
Check out AHWG's Transitional Youth Guide (TYG) under the resources section! The TYG will be available on our website soon.
For more information, please contact Tina Sang by email tina@ahwg.net
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HIYA Project
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