Community Resource Coordination Group (CRCG)

How to access this program?

Visit https://crcg.hhs.texas.gov/ to find a local Community Resource Coordination Group (CRCG).

What is the program? 

Community Resource Coordination Groups (CRCGs) are county-based groups of local partners and community members that work with parents, caregivers, children, youth, and adults to identify and coordinate services and supports, including behavioral health, basic needs, and caregiver support. They help people whose needs cannot be met by one single agency and who would benefit from interagency coordination. CRCGs infuse the Texas System of Care values of being family-driven, youth-guide, culturally and linguistically competent, and community based throughout their processes.  

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was established that directed the following agencies be represented in each CRCG: Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC); Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS); Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS); Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ); Texas Correctional Office of Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments (TCOOMMI); Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA); Texas Education Agency (TEA); Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD); and Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). The CRCGs are to include, but not be limited to, the agencies outlined in the MOU, representatives from private sector provider organizations, and people served and family representatives. 

Who is the program for? 

Different CRCGs serve different age groups. CRCGs may serve children and youth, or adults, or use a combined model that serves both populations. Each local county CRCG makes the determination as to what population they wish to serve based on the needs of the community. 

CRCGs serves the following age groups: 

• Children and youth 
• Adults 
• All ages 

For children and youth who are school age, the CRCGs can serve students who receive special education services, along with those in the general education setting. Students who attend home, public, private, and charter schools are all eligible to receive a referral to their local CRCG. 

Consistent with Texas Government Code 531.055(b) (6), each agency that is part of the MOU will provide a local agency representative to participate in the local CRCG activities. The local representatives will contribute to decisions and recommendations made by the local CRCG.  

What outcomes does the program produce? 

• Decrease out-of-home placements 
• Improved mental health symptoms 
• Improved mental health functioning 
• Improved school functioning 

What is the evidence? 

Coldiron, J. S., Hensley, S. W., Parigoris, R. M., & Bruns, E. J. (2019). Randomized control trial findings of a wraparound program for dually involved youth. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 27(4), 195-208. https://doi.org/10.1177/1063426619861074 

The purpose of the study was to examine a Wraparound program for youth involved in both foster care and the juvenile justice system. Participants were randomized to either Wraparound (n=24) or community treatment as usual (TAU; n=23). Results indicate youth in both groups experienced significantly improved outcomes, including fewer arrests and greater residential stability. Wraparound youth were less likely to be rearrested, and survival analysis found they went longer before doing so than TAU youth. Wraparound youth were also more likely to be educationally on track than TAU youth by the end of the study. Although these findings were nonsignificant due to small sample sizes, effect sizes were medium to large, and no such trends were found for the TAU group.  

Outcomes From Wraparound and Multisystemic Therapy in a Center for Mental Health Services System-of-Care Demonstration Site—Leyla Faw Stambaugh, Sarah A. Mustillo, Barbara J. Burns, Robert L. Stephens, Beth Baxter, Dan Edwards, Mark Dekraai, 2007. (n.d.). Retrieved February 6, 2023, from https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/10634266070150030201?journalCode=ebxa 

This study examined the effectiveness of wraparound services, multi-systemic therapy and a combination of both in system of care settings. Outcomes in the areas of internalizing and externalizing behavior and perception of services were compared across the three groups.  Results showed that while students receiving both wraparound services and multi-systemic therapy needed continued support they showed significant positive changes in behavior. Results also showed that youth in the system of care setting avoided more restrictive interventions.  

How is the program implemented?  

Representatives of agencies outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding, who serve a particular county, may attend meetings established by the local CRCG.  . Referrals may be submitted by a CRCG member, a local agency or community organization, and family or peer representatives. Individuals and families also have the option to self-refer. In addition to service planning, agency representatives discuss identification of gaps in service delivery systems or barriers to accessing services, collect and share available data regarding persons served, and establish relationships among local service providers for collaboration outside of the local CRCG setting. 

CRCGs connect people with complex needs to services in their community. The groups are community-based and bring together organizations to jointly recommend a range of services and supports in partnership with people and their families. CRCGs allow organizations to collaborate, expand their reach, and reduce duplication of services. CRCGs benefit people by coordinating services and supports all in one place at the same time. CRCGs participate in the development of a coordinated Individual Service Plan (ISP) for a person with complex needs agreed upon by members of the group and the person served. The coordinated Individual Service Plan is created in partnership with the child/youth and their family or other caregivers important in their lives. The coordinated Individual Service Plan is created in partnership with the child/youth and their family or other caregivers important in their lives. 

CRCGs may also participate in the planning process when parents are seeking access to Non-educational Community-Based Support Services with the use of non-educational funds.  

Who can implement the program? 

Consistent with Texas Government Code 531.055(b) (6), each agency that is part of the MOU will provide a local agency representative to participate in the local CRCG activities. The local representatives will contribute to decisions and recommendations made by the local CRCG.  

What are the costs and commitments associated with becoming trained in this practice? 

There is no cost to become a member of the local Community Resource Coordination Group. Meetings held by the local CRCG are contingent upon individual CRCG meeting schedules. 

What resources are useful for understanding or implementing the program? 

• For more information on CRCGs please visit: https://crcg.hhs.texas.gov/ 

Rating: Research-Informed 

Secondary Components: Positive Youth Development; Positive, Safe, and Supportive School Climates; Grief and Trauma Informed Practices