NWI Newsletter

Contest: Help Name the NWIC Turtle!

Entry Deadline: July 31, 2019 at 9am PT / 12pm ET

Have you ever wondered why the NWIC mascot is a turtle? In order for a turtle to move forward, it has to stick its neck out. Wraparound challenges systems to support families in unique and strength-based ways, which means staff have to do things differently, and stick their necks out for change to work toward a better future for children, youth and their families.

The top names, selected by National Wraparound Implementation Academy (NWIA) staff, will be announced at the NWIA on September 9. All NWIA attendees will have the opportunity to vote to select the winning name. The final winning turtle mascot name, and the person who submitted it, will be announced at the NWIA on September 10.

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Upcoming Webinar: "Wrap and Tech: Electronic Health Records, Measurement and Feedback Systems, and Other Supportive Online Technologies for Wraparound"

Date/Time: July 30, 2019, 11am – 12:15pm PT, 2pm – 3:15pm ET

Hosted by the TA Network, this webinar will feature members of NWI's Wraparound Evaluation and Research Team (WERT) at the University of Washington discussing the selection and implementation of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and other web-based technologies in a Wraparound setting. Presenters will review steps and principles of EHR selection and implementation, supplemented by lessons learned from the field. They will also discuss innovations in fidelity measurement and feedback that NWI and WERT are developing.

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Webinar: Operationalizing Partnerships with Juvenile Justice in Systems of Care

Date/Time: July 17, 2019, 11:30am – 1pm PT, 2:30pm – 4pm ET

This TA Network webinar will focus on strategies for developing partnerships between systems of care and the juvenile justice system to better meet the needs of justice involved youth with mental health conditions.

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Youth MOVE National's Rockstar Awards 2019

Nomination Deadline: July 31, 2019

Youth MOVE National's Rockstar Awards 2019 is accepting nominations. The Rockstar Awards recognize individuals and organizations who have made an outstanding contribution to the improvement of youth services and youth-serving systems that support the positive growth and development of young people – including mental health, juvenile justice, education, and child welfare.

Submit a nomination or learn more »

National Wraparound Implementation Academy

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

Registration is now open for the National Wraparound Implementation Academy. This biennial event will provide the opportunity to learn from the field's foremost experts in Wraparound and systems of care and connect with peers from across the country.

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2019 Annual Conference Advancing School Mental Health

Date/Location: Nov 7 – 9, 2019, Austin, TX

Each year, the Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health brings together leaders, practitioners, researchers, and other stakeholders in the school mental health field to share the latest research and best practices. Hosted by the National Center for School Mental Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, the conference emphasizes a shared school-family-community agenda to bring high quality and evidence-based mental health promotion, prevention, and intervention to students and families as part of a multi-tiered system of supports. Posters may be submitted for the Nov. 8 Poster Presentations and Networking Reception until Sept. 15. 

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