Commentary: State of transitional care for emerging adults – reflections on Anderson et al.

Transitional care at the boundary between child/adolescent and adult mental health services has received increased research attention over the past decade, many studies revealing similar unsatisfactory findings. The needs of service users and their parents/carers are the same across the world, and they are not being met. Outdated organisational structures and training agendas contribute to the difficulties at the boundary, which marks the end of specialist care for most young people attending child/adolescent mental health services. The review by Anderson et al. summarises the latest research in this area.