Help Disability Rights Wisconsin Plan Mental Health Advocacy Services for Next Year

This survey is to gather feedback from the public - especially people with the lived experience of mental illness and their families.  Your input on these issues is very important in helping DRW decide on priorities for mental health advocacy.  Please assist us by telling us which of these things you think we should do in the coming year.
(Question 1 through 8)
Below are some of the areas DRW is considering for the upcoming year.
Please read each potential priority area and rank its importance to you. 
1.Individuals experiencing discrimination in the work place due to mental illness need help understanding and asserting their rights.
Least important (1)
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Most important (5)
2.The Wisconsin Department of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) needs to increase its sensitivity to people with mental illness and become more person-centered.
Least important (1)
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Most important (5)
3.School Resource Officers in public schools need more evidenced-based training on how to interact with a student with mental illness.
Least important (1)
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Most important (5)
4.Something needs to be done about the increasing number of calls to police to handle student discipline issues which disproportionately involve students with mental illness or an emotional disorder.
Least important (1)
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Most important (5)
5.Wisconsin’s jails, prisons and detention centers have become our state’s largest mental institutions, but these adults and juveniles do not receive adequate or appropriate services for their mental illness.
Least important (1)
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Most important (5)
6.There should be more oversight of state prison conditions and investigation into the circumstances when someone with mental illness dies in a Wisconsin prison.
Least important (1)
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Most important (5)
7.There are too many people with mental illness in Wisconsin stuck in institutions who could be living in the community if someone helped to get them discharged with the supports they need.
Least important (1)
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Most important (5)
8.There are not enough mental health services available in the community to help people with mental illness.
Least important (1)
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Most important (5)
(Question 9 & 10)
The DRW PAIMI Council would like to improve its messaging about our Council as well about DRW. Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following:
9.I would like to know more about what DRW and the PAIMI Advisory Council do.
Disagree (1)
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Agree (5)
10.I would attend a public meeting to talk about DRW’s services and my community’s needs if there was one near where I live.
Disagree (1)
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Agree (5)
(Question 11, 12 & 13)
A good way to inform me about DRW and its services is:
11.Radio/TV public service ads
Disagree (1)
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Agree (5)
12.DRW website and Facebook page
Disagree (1)
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Agree (5)
13.Posters at local facilities, programs and public service agencies
Disagree (1)
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Agree (5)
Suggestions/Comments
14.Do you have any suggestions or comments about DRW in general or issues you see as important for DRW to address this year?
Background and Demographic Info
We want to make sure we are getting feedback from people with many different backgrounds.  Please tell us about yourself:
15.Please check all categories below that apply to you:
16.Please tell us about any disabilities you have. Select all that apply.
17.Your Race/Ethnicity
18.Your Age
19.What City / Town do you live in?
20.What County do you live in?
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Thank you for completing this survey!