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For our purposes, we will examine the needs of children in the child welfare and children’s mental health systems—those children who will transition or “age-out” of those systems at some point, and who require supports to do so successfully. We will attempt to answer two questions. First, how do we work within these systems to keep children and youth engaged, address their needs, and tailor services to fit those needs? Second, how do we coordinate care across systems and state agencies?