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For schools and local education agencies that are doing a good job of working collaboratively with local mental health agencies or aspire to do so, here is a fine funding opportunity. Wrap-around systems of care have well-known benefits for children and youths with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders.

Grants for the Integration of Schools and Mental Health Systems (Federal Register: January 12, 2009 [CFDA# 84.215M])

Purpose of Program: Grants for the Integration of Schools and Mental Health Systems will provide funds to increase student access to high-quality mental health care by developing innovative approaches that link school systems with the local mental health system.

==> Applications Available: January 12, 2009.
==> Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 23, 2009.

Eligible Applicants: State educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law, and Indian tribes.

==> Estimated Range of Awards: $150,000-$400,000.
==> Estimated Average Size of Awards: $325,000.
==> Estimated Number of Awards: 15.

Link to the request for proposals. For more about wrap-around services, see the following sources.

• Burchard, J. D. (2000). How wraparound can help overcome three common barriers to successful transition services. Reaching Today’s Youth, 2(4), 49-51.
• Duckworth, S., Smith-Rex, S., Okey, S., Brookshire, M., Rawlinson, D., Rawlinson, R., Castillo, S., & Little, J. (2001). Wraparound services for young schoolchildren with emotional and behavioral disorders. Teaching Exceptional Children, 26, 54-60.
• Eber, L., Nelson, C. M., & Miles, P. (1997). School-based wraparound for students with emotional and behavioral challenges. Exceptional Children, 63, 539-555.
• Eber, L. (1996). Restructuring schools through wraparound approach: The LADSE Experience. In R. J. Illback & C. M. Nelson (Eds.), School-based services for students with emotional and behavioral disorders (pp. 139-154). Binghamton, NY: Haworth.
• Eber, L., & Nelson, C. M. (1997). Integrating services for students with emotional and behavioral needs through school-based wraparound planning. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 67, 385-395.
• Epstein, M. H., Kutash, K., & Duchnowski, A. (Eds.), Outcomes for children and youth with behavioral and emotional disorders and their families. Austin, TX: Pro Ed.
• Malysiak, R. (1997). Exploring theory and paradigm base for wraparound. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 6, 399-408.
• Malloy, J., Cheney, D., & Cormier, G. (1998). Interagency collaboration and the transition to adulthood for students with emotional or behavioral disabilities. Education and Treatment of Children, 31, 303-320.
• VanDenBerg, J. E., & Grealish, E. M. (1997). Individualized services and supports through the wraparound process: Philosophy and procedures. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 5, 7-21.
• Walker, J. S., & Schutte, K. (2003). Individualized Service/Support Planning and Wraparound: Research bibliography. Portland, OR: Portland State University, Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children’s Mental Health.