DMH Young Adult Access Centers: Driving Innovation for Young Adult Mental Health Support

Heidi Holland, M.Ed & Ian Sullivan

The focus of the session will be:

• Providing an overview of the Young Adult Access Center model:

• Sharing key data points that show promising outcomes: and

• Hearing  about the experiences of young adults working in and utilizing the services.

Heidi Holland, M.Ed. is the DMH Director of Young Adult Transition Services and was key in the development of Young Adult Peer Mentoring and the Young Adult Access Center models.

Ian Sullivan is a Peer Coordinator at the YouForward Access Center in Everett and has previous experience as a peer at the PEACE early psychosis program.