The Road to Independence: Addressing the Needs of Adolescents and Young Adults with a Serious Mental Illness

• By: Denise Molloy Vestuti, LCSW The Mental Health Association of Westchester
• October 1st, 2010
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Diagnosed with schizo-affective disorder, Tom has spent most of his teen years in and out of psychiatric hospitals. He was living with his mother, who was unable to provide the support and guidance he needed, and at age 17 was about to age out of the children’s mental health system. Yet he did...