1.  Brief description of program or practice:

This is a statewide initiative in Michigan, and includes 30+ counties, of which Lenawee is one.  They focus on interagency collaboration.   For Wrap Around Video and Book Set - call distributor Dan Medgaus at 724-941-9454 (recommended by John VanDenBerg).

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

low number of national supports, low family.

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):

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 values - focus on interagency collaboration, cultural competence, and family involvement.

Wrap Around values - individualization and unconditional care.

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

1. Has had good funding from State and Federal levels.
2. Most comprehensive training program of any Wrap Around effort.
3. Data-driven
4. Strong State level leadership
5. Strong Local leadership

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

Flexible and developmental in its approach.
Not based on an instituted model, but rather made up as it went along.
They operate in a flexible context.  The state has implemented a flexible program.

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.)