A system of care is the practice of planning and delivering mental health services to families and youth. This process is family and youth driven that connections them to formal and informal services and supports, structured into a coordinated network, in order to meet the families multiple and changing needs.

Wraparound is a facilitated team based practice model designed to integrate natural and professional supports, with the family in the driver’s seat A wraparound team is formed to help define and refine family strengths, culture, vision and needs; prioritize needs and create the plan; and then carry out the plan one prioritized need at a time until the formal team is no longer needed because the vision of the family has been achieved.  Is generally used for youth and families with more complex needs (involved in more than one system or in need of a higher level of care)