Families Forward Wraparound provides mental health and supportive services with a team of caring peer coaches. Our program helps children and youth remain in the home with their families and assists them in becoming more successful in other key areas of their lives. Our wraparound process honors the family’s voices and brings people together from different parts of the family’s life, in order to provide a network of support. Families Forward Wraparound services are creative, culturally inclusive, flexible and action-oriented in our treatment approach. All services are community and home-based, in order to increase the success of treatment.

Services Provided

Case management
Crisis intervention and planning
Educational liaison services
Information and referrals
Linkage with other child-serving agencies and organizations
Agencies and organizations
Mental health services
Social rehabilitation
Substance abuse treatment and support including linkage to SUD services
Support and education
Treatment, skills development, and psychoeducation groups

Have one of the following needs:

At imminent risk of higher level of care, including residential placement, incarceration, or hospitalization
Recent crisis stabilization at emergency screening unity or inpatient psychiatric hospitalization
Multiple failed placements
Transitioning from a higher level of care

Eligibility Requirements

At Families Forward, we serve children and youth who are either at risk for out of home placement or in need of support transitioning home. Our clients meet the following criteria:

Children, Adolescents, and Transitional Age Youth (ages 6-21) who are residents of San Diego County.
Have a mental health diagnosis and have full scope Medi-Cal.
Are at imminent risk of out of home placement (hospitalization, incarceration, or residential placement), or transitioning from out of home placement.
Youth must have had prior or current outpatient or inpatient therapy services, which has been insufficient to maintain stable home placement.
For our families that do not meet eligibility criteria, our “No Wrong Door” policy provides up to ten hours of linkage to community resources. We also provide follow up to ensure the family’s needs are met with the appropriate resources.

How to make a referral

1) For children with full scope Medi-Cal, please complete an online referral form, or fax/mail a referral form to the program.

2) For children without full scope Medi-Cal, you may inquire with our program and /or access the information below for further support and linkage to the right service. Families Forward is happy to help navigate you to the right treatment provider, with our “No Wrong Door” policy.

Online Referral Form: English

Download Medi-Cal referral form: English | Spanish

Download Release of Information form: English | Spanish

3) If your child is a service recipient of CWS or Juvenile Probation, please contact the representatives below for the appropriate wraparound referral

Child Welfare Services	Probation
Jenny Rodriguez	Jorge Aguilar
Phone: (858) 616-5971	Phone: (858) 694-4543
Fax: (858) 616-5835	Fax: (858) 694-4649

More Information

To find out more information about Families Forward, please call (858) 380-4676.

Click here for our English Brochure | Click here for our Spanish Brochure

This program is funded by the County of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency, Behavioral Health Services.

MHS | Mental Health Systems

Improving Lives

Families Forward Wraparound