Exploring attrition, fidelity, and effectiveness of wraparound services among low-income youth of different racial backgrounds.

Collaborative community-based mental health services improve youth outcomes and physicians and school personnel should strive to be part of these teams. Further research is needed to more closely examine the challenges of helping youth to meet the goals associated with their wraparound services. Relatively higher service attrition rates in low-income African American youth warrants further investigation. (PsycINFO Database Record