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NWI Newsletter

April 21, 2016

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New NWI Product in Development: Online Booster Training

Last month, the NWI presented on the development and initial user testing of an interactive, video- and web-based "booster" training for core wraparound skills. We hope this exciting new project will provide a means of relevant, efficient and effective training for Wraparound professionals nationally.

Watch the presentation on the NWI's YouTube Channel  »

Access the slides »

Help Build a Booster Training Library!

If you're excited about our booster training project – please help us! We are looking for videos of one-to-one interactions between a Wraparound facilitator and a young person, family member or other team member. Participants are eligible for incentives. Please contact John Ossowski for more details.

Email John at jdo@pdx.edu  »

New TA Resource: Coordinating Wraparound with Evidence-Based Clinical Care

In response to the technical assistance questions we are most frequently asked, the NWI has produced a series of TA resources that summarize current research and implementation best practices in Wraparound. The third in this series covers the topic of combining Wraparound with evidence-based clinical care and features a collection of links to pertinent documents, webinars and other sources. Other installments in the series will be highlighted in upcoming newsletters.

Access TA resource sheet #3 »

Wraparound Comix

Facilitator Reel #25

Facilitator Reel #26

The "Facilitator Reel" is a series of one-pagers with a humorous take on Wraparound roles and concepts. In Issue 26, Nate brings his Wraparound team closer to nature.

Read Facilitator Reel #26 »

News from the Field

The following are NWI staff selection of recent news of interest to the Wraparound community:

  • Resource: Building Cross-System Implementation Centers
  • Video: Science-Based Innovation in Early Childhood
  • Texting Intervention May Increase Parent Engagement
  • CDC: Social Factors Associated with Children's Behavioral Health
  • Substance Abuse Prevention for Early Childhood

View these and other news items »

Events and Opportunities

National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day: May 5, 2016

How will you celebrate? A national event, "Finding Help, Finding Hope," will be offered in Washington, DC at The George Washington University School of Media & Public Affairs' Jack Morton Auditorium. You can still register for the national event and learn more about how your community can celebrate.

Register for "Finding Help, Finding Hope" »

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Learning Community on LGBTQI2-S Youth

Date/Time: May 6, 2016, 10am – 11am PDT; 1pm – 2pm EDT

This is an online forum for all system of care partners to develop a deeper understanding of the strengths, challenges and issues facing our youth and young adults who are sexual- and gender-orientation diverse.

More information »

18th Annual Family Cafe

Date/Location: June 10 – 12, 2016, Orlando, FL

This three-day event provides a venue for people with disabilities and their families to learn about available services, connect with policy makers and network with each other.

More information »

Advancing School Mental Health Conference

Dates: September 29 – Oct 1, 2016

This year’s conference theme is Shape the Future of School Mental Health: Advancing Quality and Sustainability. The conference will emphasize a shared school-family-community agenda to bring high quality and evidence-based mental health promotion, prevention, and intervention to students and families.

Register »

Order Publications from the NWI

Printed copies of the following publications can be ordered from the NWI:

  • Wraparound Process User's Guide: A Handbook for Families
  • Manual de Usuario del Proceso del Wraparound (Asistencia Integral): Una Guía para Familias (Spanish Version of The Wraparound Process User's Guide)
  • Wraparound Implementation Guide: A Handbook for Administrators and Managers

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Mission

"The NWI works to promote understanding about the components and benefits of Wraparound, and to provide the field with resources to facilitate high quality and consistent Wraparound implementation."

Funding

Funds to support this activity come from the Center for Mental Health Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, United States Department of Health and Human Services.

Join the NWI

We need your help to sustain and enhance the work of the National Wraparound Initiative. Please become a member and support our efforts to continue making the latest Wraparound resources available to everyone.

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