Denton Community Solutions Mental Health Survey


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Did you know? Texas ranks 50th in the US in funding per person for mental health and that Denton County ranks 31st of the 39 community centers in Texas?
 
Count
Percentage
1
Yes
62
57.4%
2
No
46
42.6%
 Total  :
 108
 100.0%


 Total
117
 Answered
108
 Median
1
 Mode
1
 Mean
1.4259
What are your thoughts about the level of unmet need for mental health services and supports in Denton County? Choose one:
 
Count
Percentage
1
This is a crisis.
71
63.4%
2
This is a problem.
39
34.8%
3
The level of unmet need is small issue compared to other issues.
1
0.9%
4
There is not a problem.
1
0.9%
 Total  :
 112
 100.0%


 Total
117
 Answered
112
 Median
1
 Mode
1
 Mean
1.3929
DID you know? When there are not enough mental health resources, children with behavioral health needs get pushed into criminal justice systems. This is sometimes referred to as the ''cradle to prison pipeline''. Black and brown children, and children with mental health needs end up in criminal systems more often. Children who are incarcerated have worse outcomes than children served in their communities.<br />
 
Count
Percentage
1
Yes
84
81.6%
2
No
19
18.4%
 Total  :
 103
 100.0%


 Total
117
 Answered
103
 Median
1
 Mode
1
 Mean
1.1845
What are your thoughts about the need to shift care from juvenile justice systems into community supports such as wraparound in Denton County? Choose one:
 
Count
Percentage
1
This is a priority issue.
59
53.6%
2
This is one of many important issues.
47
42.7%
3
I am more worried about other issues.
3
2.7%
4
I am not concerned about youth in detention.
1
0.9%
 Total  :
 110
 100.0%


 Total
117
 Answered
110
 Median
1
 Mode
1
 Mean
1.5091
DID you know? Mental well-being allows people to cope with daily stressors while continuing to do what they need to do. It is more than the absence of the symptoms of mental illness. <br />
 
Count
Percentage
1
Yes
93
91.2%
2
No
9
8.8%
 Total  :
 102
 100.0%


 Total
117
 Answered
102
 Median
1
 Mode
1
 Mean
1.0882
How important is attending to child well-being versus symptoms of mental illness in children? Choose one:
 
Count
Percentage
1
Well-being should be the priority.
31
29.0%
2
Resources should favor well-being but also address mental illness.
50
46.7%
3
Resources should favor mental illness but also address well-being.
23
21.5%
4
Mental illness should be the priority.
3
2.8%
 Total  :
 107
 100.0%


 Total
117
 Answered
107
 Median
2
 Mode
2
 Mean
1.9813
DID you know? Systems of care and wraparound are best practices in children's mental health. Systems of Care is about coordinating systems. In wraparound, individual children's strengths and needs are identified and resources are coordinated to meet their needs and increase child and family well-being.<br />
 
Count
Percentage
1
Yes
44
44.9%
2
No
54
55.1%
 Total  :
 98
 100.0%


 Total
117
 Answered
98
 Median
2
 Mode
2
 Mean
1.5510
How familiar are you with systems of care and wraparound? Choose one:
 
Count
Percentage
1
I have participated on a child & family team and could be a resource for others.
9
8.8%
2
I know about wraparound but need support to put it into practice.
16
15.7%
3
I have heard of wraparound but don't really know much about it.
32
31.4%
4
I don't know what wraparound is.
45
44.1%
 Total  :
 102
 100.0%


 Total
117
 Answered
102
 Median
3
 Mode
4
 Mean
3.1078
DID you know? Family to family supports are essential in wraparound. Families who are raising children with mental health needs often feel alone and ashamed. Connecting to knowledgeable, experienced families helps <br />them find resources, and their way back to well-being.<br />
 
Count
Percentage
1
Yes
61
65.6%
2
No
32
34.4%
 Total  :
 93
 100.0%


 Total
117
 Answered
93
 Median
1
 Mode
1
 Mean
1.3441
How well do the agencies and systems that you work with do at connecting families with lived experience raising children with mental health needs to each other? Choose one:
 
Count
Percentage
1
They do not connect families.
14
18.9%
2
There are efforts to provide professional services to families but not supports by families with similar experiences.
34
45.9%
3
I know of peer family volunteers or staff, but they need more support.
20
27.0%
4
I have experience with knowledgeable professional families who make decisions with/for agencies and are given strong support.
6
8.1%
 Total  :
 74
 100.0%


 Total
117
 Answered
74
 Median
2
 Mode
2
 Mean
2.2432
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