Maryland Family Resource

Maryland Family Resource, Inc. was incorporated in March of 1995 as a Social Service and Mental Health agency offering a range of direct service capabilities and professional and technical consulting services. Its three founding partners constituted a wealth of individual, professional experience in the fields of social work, juvenile justice, and clinical psychology. At its inception, the agency provided services primarily to children, adolescents, and their families under the rubric of what was then termed "Wraparound" services. The concept entailed service provision that was developed by an interdisciplinary team, was community based, was based on the strengths of the children, youth, and family, and included the delivery of coordinated, highly individualized services in various life domains. This concept was endorsed by the State of Maryland as part of its Systems Reform Initiative and Family Preservation Plan (see Senate Bill 588, Plan for Implementation, January, 1993).