MH therapist

1
Attachment A
School Teacher
MH therapist
Diversion worker
Probation officer
Speech specialist
DJFS worker
Physician
Managed Care worker
Group Home Representative
Day Treatment case manager
?
Without HFWA
DJFS worker
Managed Care worker
Grandma
Church Pastor
School Teacher
!
With HFWA
Speech specialist
MH therapist
Parent Advocate
Diversion worker
Probation officer
Group Home Representative
Physician
Day Treatment case manager
HFWA Facilitator
2
(No Transcript)
3
Formal Cost Benefit Analysis of WrapAround

• Impact of Wraparound in Kansas
• Kansas saved 4.3 million in institutional costs
  which were used to leverage more community based
  services. (Denney, 2005)
• A formal evaluation of wraparound found
  wraparound cost 13,587 per year compared to
  26,236 for institutional care. (Sharon T.
  Barfield, Holmes, Barket, Chamberlain, and
  Corrigan, 2005).

4
Impact of Wraparound Milwaukee on Utilization
Cost
AVERAGE DAILY CENSUS IN RTC
337
328
273
MILLIONS
229
324
152
135
105
78
75
67
July 1996 Wraparound Milwaukee assumes
responsibility for ALL Child Welfare/Juvenile
Justice RTC Placements
RTC care were decreased by 12 million and
redirected to serving more youth in community
placements
5
Specific Legal Offense Referrals Before, During
After Wraparound Milwaukee
Data through 5/31/05
n 890
PERCENTAGE REFERRED ON OFFENSE
Consist primarily of disorderly conduct
Wraparound Milwaukee youth showed long-term
reductions in offending behavior across most
offense categories