1.  Brief description of program or practice:

The Sacred Child Project is a reservation-based service for children and families with complex needs.  The program was written and created by the tribe members - 5 tribes have come together to this organization.  They have a strong sense of ownership for this project.

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

Also Tribal Councils and Bureau of Indian Affairs

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

(checked)

Organizations (e.g., family organization)

(checked)

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

(checked)

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

(checked)

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

Center for Mental Health Services Grant and flexible funds from the tribes themselves

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

9 months.

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?

Wrap Around values have been adapted to the culture of each of the tribes.   The underlying principal is that the cultural elements of the tribes mirror the Wrap Around philosophy.

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

1. Strong ownership among the tribe members - they created it.
2. Strong leadership of two women from the tribe from Fort Bephold.
3. They rely heavily on informal resources.  These are poverty-stricken reservations.   They have built the community into the wrap around planning.

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

Tribal/Reservation politics are difficult to work in, but the tribe does buy into their work.  They understand the need for these services.  They also wrote and designed the program. Note that most reservation service reform is written by whites, not natives!  Important reason why they have strong feeling of ownership. 

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.)