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Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research

We are a research center in the Psychiatry Dept. https://linktr.ee/transitionsacr

at UMass Chan Medical School focused on improving educational & employment outcomes for transition-aged youth with mental health conditions.

04/29/2026

There is still time to register for our upcoming webinar with Dr. Michelle Mullen:
Wait...What’s Due Now? Inside Cognitive Overload and the White-Knuckle Effect Among College Students with Mental Health Conditions

Thursday, April 30, 2026, from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. EDT

Learn how executive functioning challenges contribute to higher dropout rates among students with mental health conditions, and discover the evidence-based FSST program—designed to build compensatory skills, enhance self-regulation, and boost academic persistence for student success.

Join Us for our Virtual Webinar via Zoom: Wait...What’s Due Now? Inside Cognitive Overload and the White-Knuckle Effect Among College Students with Mental Health Conditions

Thursday, April 30, 2026, from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. EDT

Presented by Michelle G. Mullen, PhD

This webinar highlights how under-refined executive functioning skills affect academic persistence for students with mental health conditions. Dr. Mullen will introduce The White Knuckle Effect, an alternate explanation for why students with mental health conditions experience higher dropout rates than other student groups and Focused Skills & Strategies Training (FSST), a 12-session, evidence-based intervention that builds compensatory executive functioning strategies.

Register Today using the registration link: https://umassmed.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1iNoyN2AQMWymjC2xqyPDw

04/14/2026

We are so excited to be at the NARRTC 2026 Conference to share about our How Do YOU Do Community research study. Thank you to those who attended our presentation!

And don't forget to follow TransitionsACR for more CIRC Center content!

Join Us for our Virtual Webinar via Zoom: Wait...What’s Due Now? Inside Cognitive Overload and the White-Knuckle Effect ...

04/08/2026

04/02/2026

You can now view the recording of our webinar, "From Outreach to Shared Leadership: Expanding Collaborations with Young Adults with Lived Expertise," on our website and our YouTube channel. Link below. Already saw the webinar? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!

Link to webinars page on our website: https://buff.ly/tgp8TOw

And don't forget to follow TransitionsACR for more CIRC Center content!

03/25/2026

is our March Newsletter featuring the latest Webinar Recording, Study Recruitment, New YA Blog & Comic, and more.

Read it here:

Email from Transitions ACR Youth & Young Adult Mental Health Research & Resources Share This Email Share This Email View as Webpage March 2026 Newsletter ABOUT US EDUCATION RESEARCH WEBINARS PODCAST I

02/25/2026

The Learning & Working RRTC - Using Lights to Manage Mental Health

Winter can feel overwhelming, but shifting your perspective can make it more manageable. Jonathan from the Learning and Working RRTC shares insightful tips on using light therapy to combat Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Check out our blog on managing mental health with light therapy here and the Mayo Clinic's expert insights on SAD treatment.

Blog: https://buff.ly/jhUwzbq
Mayo Clinic: https://buff.ly/ZjZ3jr7

And don't forget to follow TransitionsACR for more Learning and Working RRTC content.

01/27/2026

Third places (or spaces) can be a key component in bringing communities together or even forging new ones. Let's work together to protect these spaces and keep them alive! Let us know what your favorite third place is in the comments.

You can learn more about third places/spaces here: https://buff.ly/jUIqioA

And don't forget to follow TransitionsACR for more CIRC Center content!

01/27/2026

Just in time for January is National Financial Wellness Month, our latest Adulting Shorts comic "Money Moves - Zero Based Budgeting Made Easy" offers a visually engaging, concise guide to zero-based budgeting.

Created by the Learning & Working RRTC, it's designed to support young adults and those transitioning to independence. The comic breaks down the steps of zero-based budgeting in an accessible and relatable way, helping readers gain confidence and control over their finances. 💵

Check it out, the link in the comments below👇

01/21/2026

Thank you to all who attended our From Outreach to Shared Leadership webinar on Jan 20th! Watch the recording on our YouTube Channel in case you missed it!

This webinar by the Center for Community Inclusion and Reflective Collaboration (CIRC Center) was live on January 20, 2026.Community engaged research (CER) i...

01/16/2026

Advocacy matters. Please continue to support substance abuse and mental health services. Learn how you can help. https://mhanational.salsalabs.org/prioritizementalhealthfy26

01/08/2026

The Ladder of Participation explains that when you increase the levels of community engagement, impact, and trust, a shared leadership is created.

Learn more about community engagement by attending our webinar From Outreach to Shared Leadership: Expanding Collaborations with Young Adults with Lived Expertise on January 20th from 2-3 PM EST, featuring YAB members Davy Yue and Joshua Calarino and iSPARC researcher Tracy Neville.

The CIRC Center is a collaboration between Transitions ACR (an iSPARC center) UMass Chan Medical School and the Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion at Temple University

01/05/2026

Join us for our first webinar of 2026!

"From Outreach to Shared Leadership: Expanding Collaborations with Young Adults with Lived Expertise," presented by Davy Yue, Joshua Calarino, and Tracy Neville.

Tuesday, January 20th, 2-3 EST via Zoom.

Community engaged research (CER) is a collaborative approach between researchers and individuals with lived expertise, whose often under-recognized voices are centered in conducting research, decision-making, and disseminating evidence-based knowledge and meaningful resources.

This webinar highlights how the CIRC Center has successfully empowered community partners from the Young Adult Advisory Board (YAB) with lived expertise of mental health conditions to co-produce research and dissemination projects. We will describe our experiences and share reflections on over a year of these established roles from the perspective of our community partners. Attendees will gain an understanding of how our community partners’ contributions have accelerated CIRC Center research and knowledge translation projects to date and how these projects have impacted our community partners by fostering professional development and a sense of community.

Register for the webinar today using the link in the comments below!👇

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Shrewsbury, MA
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http://umassmed.edu/TransitionsACR, http://linktr.ee/transitionsacr

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Our Story

We are a group of researchers, clinicians, and young adults who want to improve the lives of Youth and Young Adults living with mental health conditions. We do research to understand and establish better ways to support this population in their education and job goals, and translate the results into knowledge which we then share with a mixed audience of researchers, service providers, policy-makers, young adults, and family members.

Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research (Transitions ACR) is part of University of Massachusetts Medical School and our mission is to promote the full participation in socially valued roles of transition-age youth and young adults (ages 14-30) with serious mental health conditions. We use the tools of research and knowledge translation in partnership with this at risk population to achieve this mission. We produce Tip Sheets, Issue Briefs, Posters, Presentations, Webinars and Events to disseminate our research results. You can find them all here: https://www.umassmed.edu/sparc/

We also believe that Youth Voice is essential to everything we do. Youth Voice means the empowerment and involvement of young people in all levels of services. For example: as individual consumers of services, as advisors to systems, or as members of a research team. Transitions ACR has recognized the importance of implementing a PAR (Participatory Action Research) Framework to support the employment and education efforts of youth and young adults (Y&YA) with serious mental health conditions. You can find more information about our Youth Voice here: https://www.umassmed.edu/TransitionsACR/youth-voice/