C1 - Safe at Home West Virginia: Using Data and Evaluation to Strengthen Program Practices in Preparation for Family First

Safe at Home West Virginia is a high fidelity wraparound model that was implemented to help youth ages 12-17 with mental health issues who were placed in out-of-state congregate care return back to the state, and help those placed in-state to enter lower levels of care. The success of Safe at Home has expanded the focus to include youth at risk of entering congregate care. West Virginia is using the results of the ongoing evaluation to determine how best to expand and sustain this promising practice and contribute to the growing body of work to establish the wraparound model as a well-supported practice.

Presenters: Amy Lawson-Booth, West Virginia's Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Children and Families, Charleston, WV; and Sara Ryan, Public Consulting Group, Inc., Troy, NY