Wraparound News
New Webinar Recording: ‘Wraparound and the Family First Prevention Services Act: Opportunities and Requirements for States’
March 9, 2022 | NWI
“Intensive Care Coordination Using a High Fidelity Wraparound Process” is now listed by the federal Administration for Children and Families (ACF) on the Title IV-E …
JAACAP Editorial Highlights Wraparound’s Evidence Base
November 14, 2021 | NWI
An editorial in this month’s issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry highlights the research supporting Wraparound’s effectiveness, as …
WERT Releases WFI-EZ Benchmarks
August 30, 2021 | NWI
Users of the Wraparound Fidelity Index-EZ will be pleased to learn that the Wraparound Evaluation and Research Team at the University of Washington has released …
Study Finds Wraparound Implementation Better in Care Management Entities
May 10, 2021 | NWI
A newly published study has found that Wraparound Implementation tends consistently to be better in Care Management Entities (CMEs) versus Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs). …
New Findings on Wraparound’s Effectiveness
April 13, 2021 | NWI
The Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry has just published a new study that formally summarizes the existing research on Wraparound’s …
New NWI Guidance Document: “NWI Guidance for Family First Prevention Service Act Evaluation Plans for High Fidelity Wraparound”
March 26, 2021 | NWI
States that are interested in including Wraparound in their FFPSA five-year plan must also submit a well-designed and rigorous evaluation strategy, as well as a …
Nominate a Wraparound Star for the Spotlight!
March 26, 2021 | NWI
The NWI spotlight recognizes people who have made contributions to Wraparound at any level, from participation on a single Wraparound team to leading a state …
New Webinar Recording and Slides: “WrapStat – A New System for Collecting and Using Wraparound Fidelity, Satisfaction, and Outcomes Data”
March 26, 2021 | NWI
Research continues to accrue showing that Wraparound care coordination can promote positive youth and family outcomes. However, outcomes are more positive when the team process, …
New Webinar Recording and Slides: “How Do Program and System Factors Influence Wraparound Implementation, Fidelity, and Sustainment?”
March 26, 2021 | NWI
Wraparound care coordination has been shown to be capable of promoting more positive outcomes for youth and families with complex needs. However, practitioners, technical assistance …
Seeking partners for rigorous research on Wraparound
August 3, 2020 | Maria Hermsen-Kritz
The evidence for the effectiveness of Wraparound has continued to grow over the past 20 years, but findings from randomized controlled trials have been mixed. …