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Strengths Model (SM) case management has been utilized as a community based intervention with adults diagnosed with a mental illness since the 1980s. This paper describes the developmental, familial, and systemic adaptations made to the model so that it can be used with youth with mental illness. The resulting SM for Youth provides an alternative framework for providing case management to youth with mental illness which allows the youth to drive goal development and attainment by identifying and capitalizing on the youth’s strengths and resources. The model has the potential to positively impact youth mental health services by equipping supervisors and case managers with a formal model and tools, helping the case managers to feel more prepared and less stressed in their roles, and by empowering youth to engage in services that are positive and driven by their desires.
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This Project was conducted as part of a Contract with the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services and funded through Kansas Medicaid.
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Mendenhall, A.N., Grube, W. Developing a New Approach to Case Management in Youth Mental Health: Strengths Model for Youth Case Management. Child Adolesc Soc Work J 34, 369–379 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-016-0467-z
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