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Lucas County Children Services Perceptions Survey

Dear Lucas County Resident,

At Lucas County Children Services (LCCS), our mission is to work toward the stability and well-being of children and families throughout our community.
We are asking Lucas County residents like you to share your opinions by completing this brief, voluntary 6-minute survey.
LCCS has partnered with Mays and Associates, Ltd., (MAYS) an independent consulting firm with expertise in the area of culture building survey administration, to manage this survey. MAYS will collect and analyze the responses on our behalf. All individual responses will be kept completely confidential — results will be reported only in summary form, and no personally identifying information will be shared with LCCS or any other organization.
Thank you for your participation!
Confidentiality Notice:
No personal or identifying information will be collected or shared with LCCS or any third party. Data collected will be analyzed and a summary will be created based on your responses for the sole use for research and planning purposes. Should you have any inquiries about the survey, please reach out to the MAYS team at info@maysassociatesltd.com.
1.My knowledge of Lucas County Children Services (LCCS) is based upon
2.What is your age?
3.What is your sex assigned at birth?
4.What race best describes you?
5.In what zip code do you reside?
6.Do you currently work for or are affiliated with a LCCS partner?
7.Based upon your current knowledge of Lucas County Children Services (LCCS), rate the level of AWARENESS of the services, supports, and prevention resources available to families in Lucas County provided by LCCS.
8.Based upon your current knowledge of Lucas County Children Services (LCCS), rate the level of EFFECTIVENESS for LCCS in providing the following services.
Very Ineffective
Ineffective
Neutral
Effective
Very Effective
Protecting children at risk of abuse and neglect.
Working with families, service providers and community members to assess risk of children.
Aiding racial equity and awareness of disproportionality (unequal racial representation).
Managing community-based services resulting in safe, stable, and permanent families for children.
Identifying children at-risk of abuse.
Applying a system for assessing risk to children.
Investigating allegations of child abuse, neglect or dependency.
Fostering cultural humility and trauma-informed care.
Making reasonable efforts to prevent the removal of children from their homes.
Accepting custody of children from juvenile courts.
Providing temporary emergency shelter when necessary.
Respecting kinship care and extended family networks.
Finding family foster homes for children at risk.
Working with the birth family to resolve concerns to ultimately reunite families or find another safe, permanent outcome.
Including fathers and paternal families.
Providing foster care that offers a temporary, nurturing family environment.
Training and certifying foster parents to provide safety, stability, and love to children during a difficult time in their lives.
Providing ongoing case management of children under LCCS care.
Supporting for LGBTQ+ youth and families.
Providing Safe Haven (locations to anonymously give up) for abandoned infants 3 months or younger.
Aiding family search, adoption, and post-adoption services.
Managing federal adoption assistance funds.
Respecting families with disabilities.
Helping independent living for young adults (BRIDGES).
Aiding birth family visitation.
Providing protective day care for at-risk children.
Understanding economic hardship and poverty sensitivity.
9.How satisfied are you in LCCS fulfilling its mission/goals?
Very Dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
Neutral
Satisfied
Very Satisfied
Lead the community in the protection of children at risk of abuse and neglect.
Work with families, service providers and community members to assess children at risk of abuse and neglect.
Coordinate community-based services resulting in safe, stable, and permanent families for children.
Act in the best interest of all families equitably.
Treat families/community with respect, dignity, and fairness regardless of race, culture, income, language, or background.
Provide information, services, and supports that are accessible in languages and formats that families can understand.
Strengthen families and support child well-being across all populations.