Wraparound
Services
One plan, comprehensive care.
Children and families with complex needs deserve more than a stack of disconnected services. Wraparound brings caregivers, providers, county partners, schools, and community supports into one shared plan built around your family's strengths, culture, and goals.
Who is eligible?
Children and youth with complex emotional, behavioral, or social needs.
Families involved with child welfare, behavioral health, probation, education, or related service systems.
Youth at risk of residential care, hospitalization, placement disruption, or other higher-level supports.
Children and youth transitioning back home, into family-based care, or into a less restrictive setting.
How referrals work
Our team works closely with referral partners from local child welfare and behavioral health agencies—along with families, caregivers, and community providers—to evaluate needs, coordinate intake, and develop care plans that align with each child and family’s needs. For questions about Wraparound services, referral pathways, or program availability, please contact us.
Services & supports
EA delivers California's High Fidelity Wraparound with family-led teams that help children stay connected to home, school, and community. Services are guided by family voice and choice, strengths-based planning, cultural respect, natural supports, and coordinated care.
Services are flexible and adjusted over time as needs change, helping promote safety, stability, healing, and long-term well-being while supporting children and youth in remaining connected to supportive environments whenever possible.
Services include:
Connection to community resources for basic needs and ongoing support
Mental health, behavioral health, and wellness support services
Comprehensive case management and care coordination
Safety planning, crisis support, and stabilization planning
Mentoring and coaching focused on life skills, healthy relationships, and goal-setting
Support with education, employment, and independent living pathways
Assistance navigating benefits, documentation, appointments, or service access
Coordination with county, school, probation, behavioral health, child welfare, court-connected, or other service partners when applicable
Linkage to natural supports such as family members, caregivers, peers, mentors, Tribal supports, and community networks
Ongoing team meetings to review progress, adjust services, and support successful transition planning
Typical Participant Journey
Wraparound follows a structured, collaborative process while remaining flexible to each child, youth, and family's needs. The journey typically moves from referral and engagement through planning, coordinated support, and transition.
Referral & eligibility coordination
Wraparound typically begins with a referral from a county, agency, behavioral health partner, child welfare team, probation department, or other approved referral source. The team reviews the referral, confirms program fit, and begins coordinating next steps with the youth, family, caregivers, and referring partners.
Engagement & strengths discovery
The Wraparound team builds trust with the youth and family, learns about immediate needs, identifies strengths and natural supports, and begins developing a shared vision for safety, stability, and success.
Team-based plan development
Together, the youth, family, caregivers, service providers, and support network develop an individualized plan of care. The plan reflects family priorities, cultural values, safety needs, service goals, and practical strategies for moving forward.
Coordinated services & delivery support
The team helps coordinate services, community resources, behavioral health supports, education or employment resources, mentoring, crisis planning, and other supports identified in the plan. Services remain flexible and are adjusted as needs change.
Progress review & transition planning
The team meets regularly to review progress, celebrate successes, address challenges, and update the plan. As goals are met, the team prepares for transition by strengthening natural supports and helping the youth and family maintain stability beyond formal Wraparound services.
Our approach
Families navigating complex needs often face fragmented care across multiple systems. EA brings the pieces together through consistent coordination, trusted teams, and support built around each family's strengths, culture, and goals.
Family-led. Your voice and goals shape every plan.
Cross-system. Coordinated with child welfare, behavioral health, schools, probation, and community partners.
Relationship-first. Dedicated teams that build lasting trust with families.
Culturally rooted. Built around your family's strengths, culture, and lived experience.
Flexible. Services adjust as your needs change.
Lasting. Focused on the network that continues after formal services end.
Frequently asked questions
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Wraparound services accessed through county referrals are typically funded through child welfare, behavioral health, or related public systems. EA will confirm coverage details with you and your referring partner.
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Length of service varies based on each family’s needs and goals. Most families work with their team until plan goals are met and natural supports are in place to sustain progress.
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A typical team includes the youth, family members, caregivers, a Wraparound facilitator, behavioral health or service providers, county or agency partners, and trusted natural supports such as relatives, mentors, or community members chosen by the family.
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No. Wraparound coordinates and complements existing services. The team works alongside current providers to align supports around shared family goals.
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Referrals typically come from county child welfare, behavioral health, probation, or other authorized referral partners. Families can contact EA directly to learn about referral pathways in their county.