NWI Newsletter

Effectively Integrating the CANS into the Wraparound Process: Joint Statement and Guidance Document

Date/Time: April 30, 2019 / 11am – 12:30pm PT / 2pm – 3:30pm ET

The National Wraparound Initiative (NWI) and Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago have collaborated on a new joint statement and guidance document on how to best use the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) measure within the Wraparound Wraparound process.

This joint statement and guidance document will be the basis of today's webinar hosted by the TA Network.

Download the document »

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Updated: Wraparound Process User's Guide: Handbook for Families

This essential resource for families going through Wraparound, first published in 2006, has been updated by NWI and NWIC to reflect current best practices. This is part of our ongoing effort to ensure our materials are updated periodically. With more than 5,500 copies purchased/downloaded each year, "The Family Guide" is a much-utilized resource. It serves as a tool to help orient families as they as they begin the Wraparound process, and a useful reference throughout the process.

Download the Wraparound Process User's Guide »

Order the print publications in English or Spanish »

Help NWI and the Wraparound Evaluation and Research Team

The University of Washington Wraparound Evaluation and Research Team (WERT), the "accountability wing" of NWI, is currently conducting a comprehensive review and meta-analysis of controlled outcome studies focused on the Wraparound process. Having conducted a thorough search of peer-reviewed literature, such as journal articles, they are seeking help from colleagues in the field to identify outcome studies published in other formats or outlets, such as newsletters, evaluation reports, or government documents (often referred to as "grey literature") that fit the following criteria:

1. evaluation of Wraparound that used a control group design (experimental or quasi-experimental);
2. basic principles of Wraparound were in place to support youth between 3 and 21 years of age;
3. measured outcomes related to living situation, mental health, youth functioning, and/or youth assets and resiliency.

If you know of and/or have access to any unpublished materials that meet these criteria, we would greatly appreciate it if you would contact our project lead, Jonathan Olson, at jro10@uw.edu with whatever information you may have.

Contact Jonathan Olson »

Rural Mental Health: Opiate Impact on Families

Date/Time: May 3, 2019, 11am – 12:30pm PT, 2pm – 3pm ET

This learning community focuses on challenges and innovations in developing systems of care for children, youth, and young adults with significant behavioral health needs and their families in rural areas. The webinar will focus on strategies for working with families who are struggling with the impacts of opiate addiction and will include sharing of resources and sharing of lived experience.

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SAMHSA's 2019 National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day Live Webcast

Date/Time: May 6, 2019, 12pm – 2pm PT, 3pm – 5pm ET

SAMHSA's 2019 National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day event, "Suicide Prevention: Strategies That Work," will be accessible via live webcast. Evidence-based strategies and resources for preventing suicide among children, youth, and young adults will be presented.

Access the live webcast on May 6 »

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Webinar: Understanding and Appreciating the Challenges and Supports Needed for Grandfamilies and Kinship Families in Early Childhood

Date/Time: May 21, 2019, 11:30am – 1pm PT, 2:30pm – 4pm ET

Part of the TA Network's Early Childhood Learning Community, this webinar will be an opportunity to learn about and discuss the unique challenges faced by grandfamilies and kinship families (when children are being raised by grandparents or extended family) and the supports they need. Generations United, an organization focused on improving the lives of children, youth and families, will present and participants will have an opportunity for discussion and exchange of ideas on this topic.

Register for the learning community »

National Wraparound Implementation Academy – Learning Intensive Sessions

Date/Location: September 9 – 11, 2019, Baltimore, MD

The full list of Learning Intensive sessions offered on the first day of the National Wraparound Implementation Academy (NWIA) is now available. These sessions are designed to build on the growing evidence around certain populations or to address common misperceptions and challenges that staff members face in their efforts to implement Wraparound effectively.

Academy attendees will have the opportunity to learn from the field's foremost experts in Wraparound and Systems of Care and connect with peers from across the country.

Register for the Academy »