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Behavioral Health Community Survey

The Howard County Health Department (HCHD) Bureau of Behavioral Health (BBH) is committed to helping residents make healthy connections. Please take a few minutes to complete the following survey to help us better understand how Behavioral Health Services could be improved in Howard County. The survey will not collect private information.
If you have questions about this survey, please contact Shereen Cabrera Bentley, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Behavioral Health, at scabrera@howardcountymd.gov.
HCHD/BBH
1.What word(s) come to mind when you see the term "Behavioral Health?"
2.Have you used any of the following Behavioral Health services provided by the Howard County Health Department within the past year?

Criminal Justice Support Services
Harm Reduction Services
Opioid Overdose Response Services
Peer Support Services
Resource/Linkage to Care Services
Youth Family Support Services
Other Howard County Health Department behavioral health services
3.Please rate the following Behavioral Health Services that you used today or in the past twelve (12) months?
Skip if you did not use any services.
Completely Dissatisfied
Somewhat Dissatisfied
Neither Satisfied Nor Dissatisfied
Somewhat Satisfied
Completely Satisfied
N/A
Criminal Justice Support Services
Harm Reduction Services
Opioid Overdose Response Services
Peer Support Services
Resource/ Linkage to Care Services
Youth/ Family Support Services
Other (please specify below)
4.Are you interested in seeking Behavioral Health services but found it hard to do so?
5.If funding becomes available, what additional Behavioral Health services should the Health Department consider offering? Please state the reason(s) for your suggestion.
6.Where have you seen information related to Behavioral Health services offered by the Health Department?
Select all that apply.
7.If you have seen any of our Behavioral Health information, please rate the frequency of our communication.
Adequate
Too much
Too little
N/A
8.If you have seen any of our Behavioral Health information, was it easy to understand?
9.How could the Bureau of Behavioral Health improve engagement with residents?
Select all that apply.
10.How likely are you to recommend Howard County Health Department behavioral health services to others?
Behavioral Health System of Care
11.What improvements could be made in the Behavioral Health system of care in Howard County? (Select all that apply)
12.If you found it hard to seek Behavioral Health services, what was the main reason?
13.Please share any additional feedback or suggestions for improving Behavioral Health services in the system of care in Howard County.
About you
14.In which age group do you belong?
15.How did you hear about this survey?
16.What is your preferred method of receiving information about Behavioral Health services and resources? (Select all that apply)