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Piloting Positive Outcomes with High-Fidelity Wraparound Model

Piloting Positive Outcomes with High-Fidelity Wraparound In 1989, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation set out to find ways to provide needed services to youth involved in multiple systems of care (MSY), as far too often these children were landing in residential treatment facilities and/or in psychiatric hospitalization. These options were costly and did not produce
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Ten Principles of High-Fidelity Wraparound

Ten Principles of High-Fidelity Wraparound WE CELEBRATE THE UNIQUE IDENTITY, STRENGTHS, AND CULTURE OF EACH CHILD AND FAMILY. Contributed by Dan Lotz, Care Manager Supervisor, PEP Connections For over 30 years PEP Connections has helped young people with serious mental and behavioral health needs remain in their homes and communities by delivering a care coordination
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The Reinvention of PEP’s Early Childhood Programming

The Reinvention of PEP’s Early Childhood Programming In the mid-1990s, as Welfare to Work took shape, more children than ever before attended child care. Soon after, a challenge evolved. Many children new to child care exhibited challenging behaviors, and they were being expelled. This pattern created two problems – parents could not maintain employment and
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Spectrum News Series Features Multiple PEP Programs

For the last several months, Spectrum News 1 in Ohio has been covering the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs, in a series called, “Building Resilient Communities.” The series, which aired across the state, educates the community about trauma, its long-term negative impact on people, and strategies being used to mitigate its effects. Positive
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