Support to States & Systems of Care

Successful implementation of Wraparound requires a focus on effective organizational practices and supportive systems-level structures along with iterative continuous quality improvement efforts informed by high quality data. To aid in these endeavors, WERT and our partners at NWIC work directly with states, regions, jurisdictions, and/or communities to use research-based measures of fidelity and organizational/system context to identify strengths, needs, and opportunities to improve programs and systems toward Wraparound implementation and long-term sustainability.

These efforts are led by a team of top experts in the Wraparound research and implementation field, and are informed by a series of specialized tools developed by WERT its partners using the National Wraparound Initiative’s (NWI) Wraparound implementation and practice standards. In addition to the Wraparound Fidelity Assessment System (WFAS) tools which measure fidelity to Wraparound core principles and youth outcomes, WERT and NWIC have also developed the Wraparound Implementation Standards – System (WISS) and the Wraparound Implementation Standards – Program (WISP) tools. These tools facilitate comprehensive organizational and system assessments and provision of technical assistance from the field’s leading experts on system building, leadership, and innovative, integrated financing mechanisms. Technical assistance provided by NWIC also includes options for virtual and onsite consultation from the nation's leading experts on Wraparound organizational development, financing, and systems design.

System and organizational level TA from NWIC includes:

  • Building more effective system structures, including but not limited to: Governance, management, quality assurance, and practice level, including care management entities and health homes;

  • Sustaining funding of high-quality, high-fidelity Wraparound and other needed services, including leveraging of Medicaid and other federal, state, and local financing mechanisms;

  • Developing and incubating “centers of excellence” for ongoing implementation, quality assurance, policy, financing, and evaluation support;

  • Building, enhancing, and/or implementing workforce development initiatives outside of the Wraparound practice model, including shifting providers from residential services to quality home- and-community-based services; and

  • Implementation of Wraparound in the context of other systems of care efforts, including developing and implementing other evidence-based and promising practices, extending care coordination to child welfare and education, and many other innovations.

For more information, contact us at wrapeval@uw.edu or reach out to NWIC via https://www.nwic.org/contact-us.