Family Solutions - Wraparound Process
Family Solutions is a division within the Community Social Services Department of Lassen County. Our department provides Wraparound Services for families and youth residing in Lassen County. Wraparound is an outcome, community, strength, and team-based process of supporting families. It is culturally competent and collaborative and places emphasis on the family's voice and choice. Each family is provided an individualized plan of care that hones natural supports and is persistent in find solutions.
Our staff provides Child and Family Team meetings where the entire team (the family, the service providers, and natural supports) is at the table together. At our meeting, we explore the team's strengths, build upon positive supports, and create long-term goals. A Family Plan of Care is created to help monitor and track the family's success. At this time, we do not accept self-referrals. Please contact your local child welfare, juvenile justice, or non-profit for a referral to our services. For any other questions or more information, please contact our department.
Background History
In 1997, Wraparound was established in California under Senate Bill (SB) 163 (Chapter 795, Statutes of 1997) (209) which allows California counties to develop a Wraparound Services program using State and county Aid to Families with Dependent Children -Foster Care (AFDC-FC) dollars.This legislation permits counties to use the funding for planning and service delivery instead of for placing children/youth in high-level group homes. The intent of the legislation was to return children and youth in group home care to their homes and communities or help children at imminent risk of placement in high-end group homes to remain in their homes. Wraparound may also be used for children who are eligible for Adoption Assistance Program benefits.
The SB 163 Legislation requires Wraparound services to:
- Be family centered, individualized, culturally relevant, and strength based;
- Be team and community based;
- Identify and rely on a family's natural & community supports,
- Develop a child and family team plan to identify service needs;
- Place child in the least restrictive environment;
- Track and evaluate outcomes;
- Reinvest cost saving into child welfare programs.
In 2010, Assembly Bill (AB) 1758 (Chaptered 561, Statutes of 2010) updated statue to established that Wraparound was no longer a pilot project, but an optional statewide program. AB 1758 also made clear that being in Wraparound does not, by itself, change the child’s eligibility for Medi-Cal.
In 2017, Assembly Bill (AB) 404 (Chaptered 732, Statutes of 2017) updated statute to reflect the rate for Wraparound services to be equal to the rate for short-term residential therapeutic programs, less the cost of any concurrent out-of-home placement. AB 404 also revised the definition of an eligible child to mean (1) A child or nonminor dependent who has been adjudicated as either a dependent, transition dependent, or ward of the juvenile court pursuant to Section 300, 450, 601, or 602, (2) A child who is the subject of a petition filed pursuant to Section 602 and who is participating in a program described in Section 654.2, 725, or 790, and is at risk of placement in out-of-home care, (3) A child or nonminor dependent who is currently, or who would be, placed in out-of-home care, or (4) A child who is eligible for adoption assistance program benefits when the responsible public agency has approved the provision of wraparound services in lieu of out-of-home care.
To review the current Wraparound statue, please visit California Welfare and Institutions Code sections 18250 – 18258.
The Wraparound process can eliminate barriers to service delivery by supporting and strengthening families. In addition, Wraparound can reduce the risk of out-of-home placement and recidivism by bringing individuals, agencies, and the community together as a decision-making team with the central focus on meeting the needs of the child and family.