What Is High Fidelity Wraparound?

The High Fidelity Wraparound process assists families when youth experience mental health or behavioral challenges.

HFW professionals partner with youth and families to identify their specific priorities and goals, to assemble a team that gives them the support they want and need, and to develop a process that empowers them to achieve their unique vision for the future.

What HFW Does

HFW assists youth and family in achieving the changes they want for their lives.

The interactive, team-based approach employs ten principles and four phases to help families:

reach their desired outcomes
develop skills, confidence, and natural support systems for the future

HFW teams include a coach, up to 4 wraparound facilitators, and 3 support partners.

HFW Phases & Principles

Who’s on my HFW team?

Why It Works

HFW is an evidence-based, intensive care coordination approach grounded in the standards and requirements established by the National Wraparound Initiative.

Keys to successfully creating change

teamwork and collaboration
pursuing goals chosen by the family
allowing families to choose supports and services that work for them
increasing families’ belief and confidence in their ability to succeed

Ensuring positive outcomes

To achieve and maintain positive outcomes, core components of the HFW approach include:

training
coaching
fidelity monitoring

National Wraparound Initiative

HFW Theory of Change

Why It matters

The youth served by HFW have multi-system involvement and complicated challenges. HFW seeks to intervene before these challenges can lead to the use of restrictive levels of care, high costs, and poor outcomes.

National HFW History

HFW History in NC

a part of the
UNCG Center for Youth, Family & Community Partnerships
Lee Hall, 1001 W. Gate City Boulevard
PO Box 26170, Greensboro, NC 27402-6170

with support from the NC Department of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services