Limitations
These findings should be interpreted in light of several limitations. First, selection biasThere was slight variation in the age ranges of participants in phases 1 and 2 of this research and the qualitative participants were not recruited from the quantitative sample which could contribute to inconsistencies between the quantitative and qualitative results. Phase 1 participants were between ages 16–18 (pretransfer) given the eligibility criteria for the TNT and the fact that baseline TRAQ scores (which were administered at the time of enrolment) were used in the descriptive analysis. This group's TRAQ scores, therefore, measured perceived and not actual levels of readiness given they had not yet transferred to adult care. Phase 2 participants ranged from 16 to 20 years old. It is possible the older participants who had more time to adapt to the adult system contributed to this sample appearing more prepared than those in phase 1; however, older age has been associated with greater readiness as measured by the TRAQ in the literature.While youth in phases 1 and 2 self‐reported their mental health diagnoses, they were not asked to define the prominence, degree or severity of their symptoms, nor their coping strategies for managing these symptoms. Given the potentially important roles of symptom severity and coping in transition readiness,