Publications & Reports

Maryland Reports

• State of Maryland Directory of Local Access Mechanisms - August 2009 
• Maryland's Results for Child Well-Bring 2008 
• RB21 Action Plan 
• Using Data on Race and Ethnicity to Improve Health Care Quality for Medicaid Beneficiaries 
• Improving Quality of Care for the Most Vulnerable Children, Youth, and Families: Finding Consensus 

Wraparound, Systems of Care, & Care Management Entities

Wraparound Fidelity Assessment System Evaluations:

• January 2010: State Report | Family Report  
• July 2009: State Report | Family Report 
• January 2009: State Report | Family Report 
• July 2008: State Report  
• January 2008: State Report  
• April 2007: State Report 
• January 2007: State Report 

Wraparound Publications:

Bruns, E.J. (2004). John D. Burchard: In Memoriam. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 12, 128.

Bruns, E.J. (2004). The evidence base and Wraparound. The Wraparound Solutions Newsletter, 4.

Bruns, E.J. & Burchard, J.D. (2000). Impact of respite care services for families with children experiencing emotional and behavioral problems and their families. Children’s Services: Public Policy, Research and Practice, 3, 39-61.

Bruns, E.J., Suter, J.C., Burchard, J.D., Force, M., & Leverentz-Brady, K. (2004). Assessing fidelity to a community-based treatment for youth: the Wraparound Fidelity Index. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 12, 69-79.

Burchard, J. D., Bruns, E.J., & Burchard, S.N. (2002). The Wraparound Process. In B. J. Burns, K. Hoagwood, & M. English. Community-based interventions for youth. New York: Oxford University Press.

Burns, B.J., and Goldman, S.K. (Eds.) (1999). Promising practices in Wraparound for children with serious emotional disturbance and their families. Systems of Care: Promising Practices in Children’s Mental Health, 1998 Series, Volume IV. Washington, D.C.: Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice, American Institutes for Research.  Download Article  

Kendziora, K., Bruns, E., Osher, D., Pacchiano, D., & Mejia, B. (2001). Wraparound:  Stories from the field.  Systems of Care: Promising Practices in Children's Mental Health, 2001 Series, Volume 1. Washington, DC: Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice, American Institutes for Research. Kendziora, K. and Bruns, EJ (Eds.) (2001). Download Article  

Rast, J.D. & Bruns, E.J. (2003). Ensuring fidelity to the Wraparound process. Focal Point: A national journal on family support and children's mental health, 17.

VanDenBerg, J., Bruns, E.J., & Burchard, J.D. (2003). History of the Wraparound process. Focal Point: A national journal on family support and children's mental health, 17. Download the Above Two Articles  

Walker, J.S. & Bruns, E.J. (in press). The Wraparound process: Individualized care planning and management for children and families. In S. Rosenberg & J. Rosenberg (Eds.) Community Mental Health Reader: Current Perspectives. Routledge.

Walker, J.S., & Bruns, E.J. (Eds.) (2003). Quality and fidelity in Wraparound. Focal Point: A national journal on family support and children's mental health, 17, 21-23.

Evidence-Based and Promising Practices

Coming soon!

Extra Publications

Prioritizing Evidence Based Practices (EBPs)  in Children's Mental Health

• Report from the EBP Subcommittee of the State of Maryland's Blueprint Committee 

Special Forum Summaries

• From the Georgetown University Training Institutes 

Integrating Systems of Care

• Improving Quality of Care for the Most Vulnerable Children and Families 

Child Welfare Information Gateway

• View their website 

4th Annual Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conference: Connecting Families and Youth with Evidence-Based Practice, Practice-Based Evidence and Promising Practices

• Conference Agenda  
• Necessary Elements and Strategies for Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Maryland
  Karen Blase, Ph.D., Research Professor, National Implementation Research Network, Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida  
• Transforming Maryland: Mental Health Transformation State Incentive Grant and System of Care Implementation
  Daryl Plevy, Director, Maryland's Mental Health Transformation Project  
• High Fidelity Wraparound: Perspectives from the Field
  Eric Bruns, Ph.D., University of Washington Medical School; Bruno Anthony, Ph.D., Michelle Clark, M.S.W., M.P.H., Pat Mosby, Innovations Institute, University of Maryland Medical School; Ayesha Bajwa, M.S.W, Maryland Choices; Kiran Dixit, M.A., Collaboration Council for Children, Youth and Families; Angela Vaughn-Lee, M.D., Coalition of Families for Children’s Mental Health; Celia Serkin, Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health; and representatives from Local Management Boards  
• Evidence-Based Family Therapies
  Mary Scholz, M.S.W., Administrator, Carroll County Local Management Board; Joan Nelson and Patricia Shaffer  
• Evidence-Based Practices in Early Childhood Mental Health
  Kay Connors, L.C.S.W.-C., Program Director, Taghi Modarressi Center for Infant Study, University of Maryland, Baltimore; Rena Dubin, Family Navigator, Maryland's Coalition of Families for Children's Mental Health; Patricia Shaffer, L.C.S.W.-C., C.A.C.-A.D. and Joan Nelson, L.C.S.W.-C., Carroll County Youth Service Bureau  
• School Based Mental Health
  Nancy Lever, Ph.D., Deputy Director, and Catharine Weiss, Ph.D., School Mental Health Clinician, University of Maryland School Mental Health Program; Mark Weist, Ph.D., Director, Center for School Mental Health Analysis and Action, University of Maryland School Mental Health Program; Youth/Family Member, Baltimore City Public Schools  
• Medication Side Effect Issues
  Shannon Barnett, M.D., Johns Hopkins University and Gloria Reeves, M.D., University of Maryland  
• Helping Youth Make Successful Transitions
  Dave Brophy, RICA Rockville; Kathy Bridgeport, St. Lukes House; Anne Geddes, (parent representative) and Avniel Cerkin (youth representative), Maryland Coalition of Families for Children's Mental Health  
• Behind Closed Doors: Trauma Survivors and the Psychiatric System
  Laura Cain, Maryland Disability Law Center, and Tonier Cain (featured in the documentary)  
• The Implementation of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) in Maryland’s Schools
  Susan Barrett, Sheppard Pratt Health Systems; Andrea Alexander, Maryland State Department of Education; Phil Leaf, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University  
• Maryland Moves to Trauma-Informed Care: Be Part of It
  Laurel J. Kiser, Ph.D., M.B.A. and Kay M. Connors, L.C.S.W., University of Maryland, and Family Members  
• Science to Service:  Practice to Evidence: Treatment Foster Care in Maryland
  Maryland Treatment Foster Care Coalition  
• Reduction of Seclusion and Restraint in State Facilities throughout Maryland
  Shannon Barnett, M.D., and Susan dosReis, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Hospital; Ruth Anne McCormick, D.N.Sc., R.N.,C., Project Coordinator, University of Maryland; Susan Kadis, Consumer Liaison, Office of Consumer Affairs, Mental Hygiene Administration; Emily Hoffman, State Network Coordinator, On Our Own of Maryland  
• Engaging and Empowering Families: What We Know and What We Need To Do
  Bruno Anthony, Ph.D. and Pat Mosby, University of Maryland; Celia Serkin and others from the Montgomery County Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health; Jane Walker and others from the Maryland Coalition of Families for Children's Mental Health  
• Multisystemic Therapy (MST) in Maryland
  Lee Ohnmacht, L.C.S.W.-C., Baltimore County MST Project Director, Baltimore County Core Service Agency; Judy Kinsella, Ph.D., L.C.M.F.T., Program Manager, Baltimore County MST Program, PTS, Inc.; Eileen Canfield, Maryland Disability Law Center  
• Youth Involvement 101: Youth M.O.V.E 'ing' Systems in Maryland
  Marlene Matarese, M.S.W., Director, Training and Technical Assistance, Innovations Institute, University of Maryland School of Medicine, and Tricialouise Gurley, Youth Trainer and Consultant, Youth M.O.V.E., White Plains, New York  
• Maryland’s Commitment to Workforce Development
  Richard Barth, Ph.D., Dean, University of Maryland School of Social Work