Table 1.

Overview of Group Content for Young Adult and Parent Sessions

Young Adult Sessions	Content/Focus
1. Knowing my body and mind	Knowing diagnosis, symptoms, baseline behavioral patterns (eg, eating, sleeping), current/past treatment, warning signs, and coping skills. Creation of a health portfolio including personal/treatment and family history, emergency contact information, previous 504/IEP plans, safety plan, and insurance information
2. Advocating for myself	Learning how to self-advocate, communication with new providers, handling emergencies/crises, finding services on campus or in the community, talking about one’s mental health condition with others (whom to tell), and making independent decisions
3. Managing my academics	Academic accommodations, differences between high school and college, note taking, structuring time, and asking for help
4. Living independently	Managing money and time, doing laundry, and grocery shopping.
5. Managing my relationships	Relationships with parents, relationships with friends from high school, and building new relationships.
6. Graduation (with parents)	Presentation of health portfolio, review of lessons learned, and graduation party
Parent Sessions	Content/Focus
1. Before college	Planning for continued mental health care (including an overview of the health portfolio that youth will create during their group), communication and monitoring with your child, and how to intervene if needed
2. College counseling centers	Services offered, timeline (how/when services can be accessed), limitations, and common pitfalls. (This group is often presented in partnership with a staff member of our university counseling center.)
3. Graduation	Same as above.