title: Intervening in the lives of youth with complex behavioral health challenges and their families: the role of the wraparound process.
abstract: Wraparound is an individualized, team-based service planning and care coordination process intended to improve outcomes for youth with complex behavioral health challenges and their families. In recent years, several factors have led wraparound to become an increasingly visible component of service systems for youth, including its alignment with the youth and family movements, clear role within the systems of care and public health frameworks, and expansion of the research base. In this paper, we provide a review of the place of the wraparound process in behavioral health, including a discussion of the opportunities it presents to the field, needs for further development and research, and recommendations for federal actions that have the potential to improve the model's positive contribution to child and family well-being.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98102, USA. ebruns@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Eric J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Bruns
authors.forename: Janet S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zabel
authors.forename: Marlene
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matarese
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Estep
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Harburger
authors.forename: Madge
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mosby
authors.forename: Sheila A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Pires
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome