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Youth with Serious Mental Health Disorders: Wraparound as a Promising Intervention in New Zealand
Author(s) -
Shailer Jacinda L.,
Gammon Ruth A.,
Terte Ian
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1467-8438
pISSN - 0814-723X
DOI - 10.1002/anzf.1028
Subject(s) - mental health , psychological intervention , multidisciplinary approach , project commissioning , intervention (counseling) , vignette , psychology , underpinning , psychiatry , evidence based practice , nursing , medicine , medical education , public relations , publishing , sociology , political science , alternative medicine , engineering , social psychology , civil engineering , pathology , law , social science
Youth with serious mental health disorders present with a complexity of challenges for the mental health system, schools, youth justice, care and protection, and their communities. Research shows their needs are best achieved by providing coordinated intensive, multidisciplinary, and individualised services. This article outlines the prevalence and characteristics of youth with serious mental health disorders. It also discusses community‐based interventions used in N ew Z ealand and their limitations. It introduces Wraparound, an intensive individualised coordination and care planning process as a promising practice for youth with serious mental health disorders and their families. Key principles and phases underpinning the Wraparound process are presented along with a case vignette to exemplify the process. Its theory of change, the challenges experienced in practice, and a brief overview of the evidence‐base are also discussed.