Emerging adulthood occurs approximately between ages 17–27, spanning late adolescence and young adulthood.
The Emerge multidisciplinary model is developmentally focused on emerging adults. Emerge focuses on all developmental and social aspects of wellness that are important in emerging adulthood: friends, romantic relationships, sense of belonging, work, school and career exploration, developing independent living skills and decision-making.
Emerge Research Study
Examining Feasibility of Community-based Multidisciplinary Team-based Model (Emerge) for TAY with Serious Mental Health Diagnoses: Comparing young people’s experiences with Emerge services (community support, care coordination, evidence-based therapies, Peer Support, Supported Employment & Education + prescribing) to those in adult-services-as-usual, and developing a manual, fidelity scale, and training tools for Emerge replication in Illinois and nationally (NIDILRR-funded; 2022-2025).
Study Participation
View the FACT sheet for details about participation, eligibility and enrollment.
Contact rebecca.johnson1@austin.utexas.edu to learn more and enroll.
Emerge Publications
- “Integrating Positive Youth Development into Coordinated Specialty Care for a recent onset of psychosis”
Klodnick, V.V., Johnson, R. P., Cohen, D. A., Fagan, M., Fetzer, P., & Clark, H. (2022). Integrating Positive Youth Development into Coordinated Specialty Care for a recent onset of psychosis. Journal of Social Work in Mental Health, 21(2),180-202. - “Developing a community-based multidisciplinary service exit typology for young adults with serious mental health conditions”
Klodnick, V. V., Johnson, R. P., Brenits, A., Cohen, D. A., Fagan, M. A., Paauw, M. A., & Schneider, A. (2021). Developing a community-based multidisciplinary service exit typology for young adults with serious mental health conditions. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 44(4), 381–390. - “Meeting the Developmental Needs of Young Adults Diagnosed with Serious Mental Health Challenges: the Emerge Model”
Klodnick, V.V., Malina, C., Fagan, M.A. et al. Meeting the Developmental Needs of Young Adults Diagnosed with Serious Mental Health Challenges: the Emerge Model. J Behav Health Serv Res 48, 77–92 (2021). - “Thresholds MindStrong & Emerge Models: Multidisciplinary, feasible, effective & sustainable.”
Klodnick, V. V., Fagan, M. A., Brenits, A., Gomez, S., Malina, C., Zeidner, E., & Viruet, J. (2019). Thresholds MindStrong & Emerge Models: Multidisciplinary, feasible, effective & sustainable. Focal Point, the Pathways RTC Journal. - “Developing quality assurance practices and measures for implementing and sustaining the transition to Independence Process TIP Model.”
Klodnick, V.V., Clark, R., Johnson, R., & Fagan, M. (2019). Developing quality assurance practices and measures for implementing and sustaining the transition to Independence Process TIP Model. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 42(1), 71-78.
