What is Jigsaw?

Craig Hodges, Director of Service Development with Headstrong gives us a perspective on Jigsaw in operation around the country and here in Ballymun.
You may have heard people talking about this new program called Jigsaw and wondering what it is all about....
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Wraparound Facilitation: taking a community approach to mental health

For any of you who have heard the terms wraparound, wafs or waf’ing, you have probably been wondering what it is that people are talking about. 
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Wraparound - the training and its influence on our practice: Angie Birch, Ballymun Regional Youth Resource

The following article describes some of BRYR’s experiences with the WAF process to date.
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Jigsaw Lunchtime Lecture Series

In early 2009, feedback from ‘WAF’s’ undergoing wraparound training indicated that there was an unmet need for training on specific topics related to youth mental health, adolescent development, child protection guidelines, and local youth (mental health) services.
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Lifecycle Approach

youngballymun:  A lifecycle approach to youth wellbeing and mental health – by Catherine McGowan, WAF Coordinator, Jigsaw-youngballymun.  When most of us think of mental health our first association can be with mental illness, hospitals, medication and therapy, but mental health is far more than just the absence of mental illness.
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