“In this article, we describe “Connecting Circles of Care,” a culture-based wraparound model that expands on the basic description of wraparound from the National Wraparound Initiative by establishing a higher standard for cultural competence. The concept of “culture” has its own definition, which is dependent upon the subjective view of an individual, community, and population. In this article, culture is defined as the wisdom, healing traditions, and transmitted values that bind people together from one generation to another (Duran, 2006); thus, “culture-based wraparound.””

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