The Summer Foundation, in partnership with other leading organisations, brought together practitioners and representatives who support younger people making the transition from hospital to the community.
In 2015-16, we ran a series of forums for discharge planners across Australia, collecting participants’ experiences of discharge planning for young people with disability and complex support needs. This document, which is a summary of the forums, highlights the current challenges faced and also captures the opportunities for an improved approach that were identified through the forums.