In October 2002, members of Mental Health Connection entered into a six-year, $9.5 million cooperative agreement with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The agreement called for an equal in-kind donation match from the community.

This initiative was called Community Solutions. The City of Fort Worth Public Health Department served as the lead agency, partnering with many agencies and organizations including:

• ACH Child and Family Services
• Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort Worth, Inc.
• Cook Children’s Medical Center
• Fort Worth Independent School District
• Lena Pope Home
• Mental Health Connection of Tarrant County
• Mental Health Mental Retardation Tarrant County
• The Parenting Center
• Santa Fe Adolescent Services
• United Way of Tarrant County

Community Solutions focused on creating an accessible, culturally competent and seamless child- and family-driven system of care for families impacted by severe emotional disturbances in Fort Worth.

During the six-year period of the agreement, Community Solutions provided “wraparound” services to approximately 340 children, most of whom were referred by the Fort Worth ISD. Results were monitored to determine the success of wraparound services. Click here to see the final report.

Community Solutions was not just a service delivery program. Rather, it served as a vehicle to help change the mental health system in Fort Worth. In addition to spearheading the wraparound research project, it funded and took on a leadership role in such areas as DataLink, an information management system designed to help various agencies working with a single client coordinate their efforts. It also allows for seamless referrals. Community Solutions won national awards in the areas of evaluation and social marketing.

Due in part to the success of Community Solutions, a second SAMHSA grant is currently underway. Hand in Hand is working to enhance and expand the system of care for children between birth and age 6 in Hood, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker and Hood Counties.

 

Final Wraparound Outcomes

Wraparound Evaluation, April 1-June 30, 2008
Special Report: Qualitative Study of Family Experiences in Wraparound

Wraparound Evaluation, January 1-March 31, 2008

Wraparound Evaluation, October 1-December 31, 2007

Wraparound Evaluation, July 1-September 30, 2007

Wraparound Evaluation, April 1-June 30, 2007

Wraparound Evaluation, January 1-March 31, 2007

Wraparound Evaluation, October 1-December 31, 2006

Wraparound Evaluation, July 1-September 30, 2006

Wraparound Evaluation, April 1-June 30, 2006

Wraparound Evaluation, January 1-March 31, 2006

Wraparound Evaluation, October 1-December 31, 2005

Wraparound Evaluation, July 1-September 30, 2005