An Assessment of Collaborations Between Centers for Independent Living and Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies Around Transition-Age Youth.

Centers for independent living (CILs) and vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies offer transition services that many youth with disabilities could benefit from, but little is known about the existence of and potential for collaborations between these agencies. In this study, we examined data from VR agencies to assess their relationships with CILs involving transition-age youth at the national and state levels, focusing on two types of collaborations: referrals from CILs to VR agencies and VR youth's use of CIL services. Although many CILs and VR agencies do work together, their relationships vary, and these collaborations reflect only a small fraction of VR youth who are transition age.

Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income (PROMISE): Early Impacts from a Multi-Site Random Assignment Evaluation.

Background: PROMISE was a federal initiative to support youth receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) during the transition to adulthood.

Objectives: This article presents estimates of the impacts of the six PROMISE projects on youth and family outcomes as of 18 months after enrolling in PROMISE.

Research Design: The study uses a randomized controlled trial design.