The teenage years are an incredible time of change and adventure: leaving school, moving out, getting your first car, getting your first grown-up job, going to university, TAFE or starting an apprenticeship... all the milestones that go into building your independence.

 

For young people who need more support or time to reach those milestones it can be a very uncertain time, and a very stressful one for their families, parents and carers. 

 

That's where Carers Queensland's School to Adult Life Transition project comes in.  

 

Jasmin Fawcett Clarke from our Community and Mainstream team says the project works with families of 12 to 18 year olds, to make sure they start their adult lives with the same opportunities as their peers without disability.

 

In this episode we also hear from Anette Novis, who attended one of the first School to Adult Life Transition events as her daughter prepares for the next chapter of her life.

 

 

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