Mental Health And Addictions Community Survey

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* 1. Please read the statements below. Pick the ones that most closely match your own thoughts or concerns about mental health, addictions, and problem gambling in Lincoln County . Check all that apply.

There's a lack of support for family members who take care of a child or adult with mental illness.

Children less than 18 years old are allowed to drink.

A person has to be in crisis in order to get help.

A lot of adults drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

I don't know what sort of treatment is available for mental health or addictions.

Meth use by adults (18 or older) is a big problem in this County.

Addictive Gambling is not a problem in this County.

Kids are selling pills or other drugs to kids at school.

I have a family member who has a problem with gambling.

I don't know very much about mental illness, addictions or problem gambling.

There are lots of counselors in this County and it's easy to get help.

Adults are selling pills or other drugs to kids, or making drugs and alcohol easy easy for kids to get.

I wouldn't know what to do if a friend or family member were in crisis or suicidal.

Video games, movies and popular music make alcohol and drug use look like fun.

Schools need to teach more about mental health, additions and problem gambling to students and to their parents.

Cigarettes and chew are being sold to children less than 18 and no one gets in trouble.

Treatment for mental health or addictions in Lincoln County either isn't available or is too hard to get into.

The community as a whole in Lincoln County doesn't know very much about mental illness.

Gambling may be a problem for adults, but I don't understand why people talk about risks for kids.

Seeing a counselor means a person is crazy.

Too many kids get into trouble with drugs because they aren't going to school.

We need a way to identify mental health and addictions problems earlier.

A gambler on a roll has the same brain chemistry as somebody using speed or cocaine.

Schools need more counselors to work with kids.

Too many kids are homeless and that makes it easy for them to use drugs and alcohol.

Kids can't find jobs these days so they find other things to do, like using drugs and alcohol.

Treatment doesn't do any good.

I know where to go in Lincoln County to get counseling for mental health, addictions, or problem gambling.

Treatment is available in Lincoln County but I didn't go.

I completed treatment in Lincoln County and it's helped me to change in a good way.

Many residents don't live in Newport and can't get to town to see a counselor.

Marijuana or pot use by children less than 18 is a big problem in this County.

I've had problems trying to talk to a counselor to get help for a friend or family member.

There are too many people in this County who are mentally ill and homeless.

I work and can't find any counseling programs that are open after 5pm or on weekends.

There's no or very little help for teenagers who are mentally ill.

Mentally ill people can't get the help they need.

Bingo and the lottery are OK - casinos are the real problem.

Pills (painkillers, medications prescribed for sleep, anxiety or other problems) are being used illegally by children less than 18.

People who use alcohol and drugs are often also dealing with a mental illness.

The jail is used as a place to house people with a mental illness who have no place to go.

Mental illness is not something we talk about in my family.

I have to go to a doctor or counselor outside of Lincoln County to get help.

Children less than 18 years old are allowed to smoke cigarettes or chew tobacco.

People who are mentally ill will never get better.

The doctors prescribe too many drugs.

Too much information is being taught in schools about mental health, addictions and problem gambling.

Counseling is free for someone with a friend or a family member who has a problem with gambling.

There are no penalties such as a Teen Court of MIP programs for children caught with pot or alcohol.

I believe in the idea of Recovery and attend 12 Step meetings as often as I can.

Any additional comments?

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* 2. What is your age? (Voluntary, not required)

Younger than 12.

13 - 19

20 - 30

31 - 45

46 - 60

61 and up

Thank you for completing this questionnaire. The information is being gathered by the Mental Health Advisory Committee (MHAC) and the Local Alcohol and Drug Planning Committee (APARC) so we can better understand how the Lincoln County community feels about mental health, addictions and problem gambling.