1.  Brief description of program or practice:

They are a medium-sized, poor economically, county that has a well-organized and cohesive wrap around effort.

2.  Focus of program/practice. Which of the following are involved in implementing the program or practice? (Please list all that apply.)

all below

Agencies (e.g., schools, counselors, county mental health)

Organizations (e.g., family organization)

Natural supports (e.g., extended family):

Individual providers (public or private, e.g., clinicians)

Funding sources (e.g., IDEA, Medicaid):

Mental Health and Child Welfare State Money

3.  How long has the promising program or practice been in operation? 

5 years

4.  Degree of implementation and degree of institutionalization. Please indicate below the extent to which the program or practice has been implemented (i.e., Pervasiveness/penetration of the program or practice) and institutionalized (i.e., internalized/routinized use of program or practice).

5.  What are the salient values, philosophies, principles, beliefs, or assumptions underlying the program or practice?

CASSP and Wrap Around values

6.  What are the key features of the program or practice that make it promising?

1. The community team is led by a child psychiatrist, so they get buy-in from clinicians.
2. Excellent training - own video, strong effort to develop staff and train new staff.
3. Efficiency of organization - Referrals are handled smoothly with a strong community team overseeing effort.
4. Work across agencies - child welfare, mental health, schools, juvenile justice.

7.  What contextual factors (i.e., environment in which the program or practice operates) appear to be necessary for its successful operation?

Leadership.  The person who developed the program is the Director of Human Services at the county level.

Which of the following principles underlying the National Agenda for Achieving Better Results for Children and Youth With Serious Emotional Disturbance, effective wraparound models, and systems of care, does the program or practice encompass? (Please check all that apply.)