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What We Do

Cuyahoga Tapestry System of Care serves children and youth who are involved in either the child welfare or juvenile court systems. The enrollment process involves an initial assessment to ensure that Tapestry is an appropriate fit for the child and their family. That initial assessment is followed by the development of a crisis plan (if needed), and then the family is put in touch with professional helpers who can support them in convening a team and helping the family develop their plan of care.

The professional helpers that work with a family who is enrolled in Tapestry include a Care Coordinator and a Parent Advocate. The Care Coordinator is a mental health professional who can help the family in addressing their emotional needs. The Parent Advocate is based out of a community-based agency and can help link the family with resources and supports that can help them during a crisis or in the future. The Parent Advocate is someone who has been through what the family is going through and can give a “real life” perspective about how to cope.

In addition to the care coordination and parent advocacy services, families enrolled in Tapestry can also access something called wrap supports. These wrap supports are available to help the family in accomplishing their plan of care and can include things like music lessons, respite, and camp.

For more information about these services, please visit the section called Services & Supports

Training

Tapestry has made significant investments into training professionals in System of Care and the Wraparound model. Monthly trainings are scheduled and open for practitioners to attend. These trainings all relate to System of Care and the Wraparound model. Coaching is another activity related to developing good wraparound skills. It involves a trained “coach” connecting with a small group of practitioners to help them fine-tune their skills in order to better support the families that they are working with. Tapestry also helps facilitate Learning Communities for both care coordination and family advocacy practitioners. Learning Communities are a forum for practitioners to come together to share information, learning from each other, and provide support. To learn more about the training and other skill development activities that are provided by Tapestry, please visit our section called Training.

Data Sharing

Data collection is very important to Tapestry. It’s so important that a data system called Synthesis was purchased by Cuyahoga County from Wraparound Milwaukee, and is the system used to track Tapestry’s program and fiscal data. The Synthesis data system allows Tapestry to support providers in meeting their goals, and helps provide information to tell the story about Tapestry to public officials, legislators, and other decision makers.

Evaluation

Case Western Reserve University University partners with Tapestry on its evaluation efforts. Being able to evaluate the impact of services and other activities is very important and aligns with the system of care value of “evidenced based”. Case Western Reserve University University helps tapestry is collecting and analysis data in the four outcome goals:
1. improved family and youth functioning;
2. reduced recidivism in juvenile justice;
3. reduced recidivism in child welfare; and
4. increased efficiency and effectiveness.

These outcome goals are measured once a year and reported on in an annual report each summer.

Along with the annual evaluation activities, Case Western Reserve University University helps Tapestry with a quarterly continuous quality improvement (CQI) process. The CQI process is a strategy for performance-based contracting and was developed in partnership with the contract providers for both care coordination and parent advocacy services.

To learn more about our evaluation activities, please visit the section called Outcomes & Evidence.

Collaborative Partnerships

Tapestry has built on the rich history of collaborative partnerships that is part of the fabric of Cuyahoga County. At the core of Tapestry is a partnership with community service agencies, as well as with public system partners like the child welfare and juvenile court systems. Some of the collaborative partnerships that Tapestry has been a part of include:
• Youth and Family Community Partnership (YFCP)
• Mental Health Court
• Residential Step-Down
• Parent Support Partners
For more information about the partners who work with Tapestry, please visit the section called Our Partners.