Innovations Institute

The Maryland Child and Adolescent Innovations Institute, of the University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, was initiated in 2005 to assist the State of Maryland, the Children's Cabinet, the Governor's Office for Children (GOC), Maryland jurisdictions, and the State's child-serving agencies to support efforts in improving access, services and outcomes for families of children with intensive needs.  Innovations Institute receives funding from the Governor's Office for Children on behalf of the Children's Cabinet. Since 2005, Innovations Institute has provided statewide and jurisdictional technical assistance and training, developed Navigation Training and Wraparound Practitioner Certification programs for care coordinators and family support partners.

Innovations Institute has also initiated the Wraparound Fidelity Index to gather data and provide feedback to jurisdictions regarding high fidelity Wraparound implementation. Innovations Institute seeks to assist the State of Maryland and local jurisdictions with obtaining skills, interpreting new knowledge and adapting policy and practice to ensure that Maryland's children, youth, and families achieve wellness through family-driven, youth-guided, culturally and linguistically competent and individualized quality care within a system of care.

Innovations faculty and staff conduct research that is designed to enhance knowledge about effective implementation of systems of care and specifically wraparound. Innovations Institute seeks to assist the State of Maryland and local jurisdictions to interpret new knowledge and adapt policy and practice to ensure that Maryland is helping children, youth and families to achieve wellness through family-driven, youth-guided, culturally and linguistically competent and individualized quality of care within a system of care.

Innovations Institute receives funding from the State of Maryland, federal government, and other entities.  The opinions contained in these webpages and electronic documents are those of the grantee or featured authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the funders.