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What is Wraparound?

Wraparound is a method of engaging with children and youth with the highest levels of mental health needs, and their families, so that they can live in their homes and communities and realize their dreams.
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Wraparound Outcomes

Traditional service approaches for children and youth with the highest levels of need tend to be extremely expensive and produce poor outcomes.
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Wraparound Implementation

When implemented well, Wraparound has been shown to produce better outcomes at similar or lower cost, and with high levels of family and youth satisfaction.
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Featured Publications

Turnover Among Wraparound Care Coordinators

Increasing Youths' Participation in Team-Based Treatment Planning: The Achieve My Plan Enhancement for Wraparound

Rigorous Research on Wraparound's Effectiveness

Training, Coaching and Supervision for Wraparound Facilitators: Guidelines from the National Wraparound Initiative

The Wraparound Process User's Guide – A Handbook for Families

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Wraparound News

Sept. 11 Webinar: How to Be a Successful Wraparound Provider Organization: Necessary Organizational Supports for Wraparound »

NWI’s Eric Bruns Quoted on Wraparound Model in Schools »

Brian McBride Promoted to Director of Wraparound Milwaukee »

TOM 2.0 Now Integrated with WrapTrack »

Pre-Insitutute Training Program Offered on Supervision in Wraparound »

Latest Wraparound Research Available on NWI Site »

Pre-Institute on Wraparound Supervision A Success! ...»

New Research Published on Use of Electronic Health Records in Wraparound ...»

Remembering Jonathon Drake ...»

Call to the Field from our Colleagues in Puerto Rico – More Spanish Language Materials Needed ...»

Wraparound Blog

Wraparound Events

Conference, September 09, 2019:
National Wraparound Implementation Academy...»

Conference, October 11, 2018:
2018 Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health...»

Conference, October 12, 2018:
Sharing Our Voice: What Students Think about School Mental Health...»

Webinar, October 17, 2018:
SOC Expansion Leadership Learning Community: SOAR for Children...»

Spotlight: Adriana Estevez

As the Wraparound/Drop-In Center Director for the Healthy Transitions grant-funded YouForward program, Adriana uses the Wraparound model in her work with peer mentors and youth …

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