Innovations Institute at the University of Connecticut School of Social Work advances research-based, community-centered, effective, and transformative solutions for child-, youth-and family-serving systems and agencies, and supports the workforce within these systems. Innovations provides training, coaching, and technical assistance nationally, and houses the on the implementation of Wraparound and systems of care as part of the National Wraparound Implementation Center (NWIC).

The National Wraparound Implementation Center (NWIC) supports states, communities, and organizations to implement the high-fidelity Wraparound as part of broader system reform efforts. Using strategies rooted in implementation science, NWIC offers comprehensive support in areas such as policy, financing, evaluation, and workforce development. Its goal is to build sustainable local capacity to deliver high-quality Wraparound services that improve outcomes for children, youth, and their families.

The Research and Training Center for Pathways to Positive Futures at Portland State University works to improve the lives of youth and young adults with serious mental health conditions through rigorous research and effective training and dissemination. Their work is guided by the perspectives of young people and their families and based in a positive development framework.

The Wraparound Evaluation and Research Team (WERT), within the University of Washington School of Medicine, is the “accountability wing” of the NWI. UW WERT seeks to improve the lives of children and their families through research on the implementation and outcomes of the Wraparound process. Through development, refinement and dissemination of the Wraparound Fidelity Assessment System (WFAS), the WERT team aims to assist implementation of the Wraparound process, evaluate effectiveness, identify the need for technical assistance and training, and promote communication within the service delivery and research and evaluation fields.