Mental Health Services in Substitute Care Survey

Mental Health Services in Substitute Care

1. Mental Health Services in Substitute Care

The Committee on the Healthcare Needs of Children in Substitute Care is a group dedicated to improving the health, mental health and educational outcomes of children and youth who experience foster care or who live in group homes, residential treatment, or in a supervised independent living program. We include doctors and other healthcare professionals, people who work at DHS and at agencies that provide substitute care, lawyers who represent children and youth in family court, and others.

We are trying to learn more about how young people in foster care/group homes/residential treatment/supervised independent living access mental health services ("mental health services" refers to counseling, therapy, mental health screenings and evaluations, and the prescription of related medications). By answering the questions below, you will be helping the professionals and doctors understand how to make it easier for young people in substitute care get the mental health services they need.

Please answer the following questions about YOUR time in substitute care.

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1. Mental Health Services in Substitute Care

1. I received enough information about how to access the mental health services I needed.

2. When I asked for information about mental health services, I received a helpful response and found out how to get it (For example, if I asked for counseling or therapy, it was made available to me or someone informed me how to get it).

3. My ability to get mental health services depended on the county children and youth agency’s knowledge, ability, and willingness to support me.

4. My ability to get mental health services depended MOST on… (Check ALL that apply)

5. If you had a consistent person who you could use as a resource to help you get the mental health services you wanted/needed, who was that person?

6. What would help youth in substitute care get the mental health services they need? (Check ALL that apply)

7. When I criticized, commented, and/or complained about the mental health services I was receiving/not receiving, people were responsive.

8. During my time in substitute care, my mental health needs were effectively monitored.

9. During my time in substitute care, I was involved in my own treatment planning.

10. How helpful were the mental health services you received?

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1. Mental Health Services in Substitute Care

1. I received enough information about how to access the mental health services I needed.

2. When I asked for information about mental health services, I received a helpful response and found out how to get it (For example, if I asked for counseling or therapy, it was made available to me or someone informed me how to get it).

3. My ability to get mental health services depended on the county children and youth agency’s knowledge, ability, and willingness to support me.

4. My ability to get mental health services depended MOST on… (Check ALL that apply)

5. If you had a consistent person who you could use as a resource to help you get the mental health services you wanted/needed, who was that person?

6. What would help youth in substitute care get the mental health services they need? (Check ALL that apply)

7. When I criticized, commented, and/or complained about the mental health services I was receiving/not receiving, people were responsive.

8. During my time in substitute care, my mental health needs were effectively monitored.

9. During my time in substitute care, I was involved in my own treatment planning.

10. How helpful were the mental health services you received?

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