What is the wraparound fund?
Wraparound funds exist to fill in the service gaps where insurance or other programs don’t always cover all of a family’s needs or expenses. The purpose of the fund is to help parents:
A) Keep the child in their home, school or community.
B) Shorten their length of stay if placed in foster care or residential treatment.
Parenting is a tough job, especially if your child has special needs. Our goal is to make things a little easier for families to meet their children’s needs, so that everyone is happier and more secure.
Who qualifies for help?
• Children who have a current emotional or behavioral diagnosis, or need an evaluation.
• The child’s emotional or behavioral difficulty has interfered with family, school or community activities.
• Eligibility is based on the child’s diagnosis. There are no income guidelines or restrictions.
What do we mean by an emotional or behavioral disorder?
Any child who has been diagnosed with a severe emotional or behavioral disorder may qualify for these supplemental assistance funds. If the child has not been diagnosed but you suspect the child may have an emotional disorder, wraparound funds can pay for a psychiatric evaluation to find out what may be wrong. Some examples of disorders that we can cover under the wraparound fund are:
• ADD/ADHD
• Attachment Disorder
• Adjustment Disorder
• Conduct Disorder
• Depression, Anxiety (mood disorders)
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder
• Other
We are not able to approve funding for children diagnosed with Developmental Disorders, Autism, or Asperger’s, Mental Retardation, Substance Abuse etc. unless there is a co-existing diagnosis of an emotional or behavioral disorder.
What can the wraparound fund help with?
If insurance or another program can’t pay for it and parents can’t afford it, the Wraparound Fund can help with:
• Screening, assessment and evaluations
• Prescription medication
• Medication management appointments
• Individual, group and family therapy
• Social skills/daily living skills training
• Therapeutic recreational activities
• Therapeutic nurseries/preschools
• After school or summer programs
• Day treatment or specialized day care
• Intensive in-home services
• Crisis intervention
• Respite care
• School-based services
• Parent education on child’s disorder
*These are just examples of some of the possible services
covered by the fund. Wraparound is not available in every service location.
Funding provided by the State of Iowa Decategorization Project, and a federal Mental Health Block Grant through DHHS.
Brochures & forms
SED Brochure (PDF)