Transitional and College Age Youth Focus Group

The Transitional and College Youth Committee will have as its primary focus the issues related to older adolescents and emerging adults through age 25 years who have special developmental issues and may be engaged in college and other types of secondary education, the military, or beginning their experience in the employed adult world. We also have a growing focus on transitional age youth who are "aging out of the foster care system" and require additional mental health support and resources.

This online group has the following charges:

• Consider issues under the committee's designated purview;

• Determine one or two issues for the focus over the coming year;

• Collaborate with other ASAP committees on areas related to these issues;

• Develop policy statements for Governing Board consideration related to advocacy, internal ASAP and external policy development; pending federal or state as appropriate legislation;

• Develop at least one newsletter article per 6-month period;

• Propose at least one topic with recommended speaker(s) for the Annual Meeting, regional meetings, review courses, workshops, or special events;

• Other duties agreed upon by the committee chair and ASAP President.

• The chair will be responsible for the following duties:

  • Report quarterly (10 working days before scheduled Governing Board meetings);

  • Schedule at least quarterly meetings and hold meetings (or communicate via email) as needed for issues to be considered or under consideration;

  • Lead the committee in meeting its designated charges;

  • Develop liaisons with other ASAP committees for consideration of issues of mutual concern;

  • Contact the President on issues that require immediate Executive Committee or Governing Board attention.