2017 Families Together in New York State Policy Survey

Each year, Families Together in New York State releases a Policy Agenda to guide our advocacy and policy initiatives. The voices of children, youth and families as well as our friends from across New York State inform the development of our annual priorities. Please take a minute to tell us about your needs and the needs in your community.

If you have any questions, please contact Brad Hansen, Public Policy Coordinator at bhansen@ftnys.org or 518.432.0333 x 28.

Visit our website at www.ftnys.org.

Kindly complete this survey by January 6, 2017. We appreciate your help and feedback.

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* 1. What services or resources do you think are needed in your community? (Family and Youth Peer Support, Respite, Vocational, school mental health clinics, etc)

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* 2. County of residence where services are accessed.

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* 3. I am (check all that apply):

Parent/caregiver of a child or youth involved with mental health services

Parent/caregiver of a child or youth involved in foster care or kinship

Parent/caregiver of a child or youth involved with substance abuse services

Parent/caregiver of a child or youth involved in the juvenile justice system

Parent/caregiver of a child or youth with vocational/employment challenges

Youth with experience with mental health services

Youth with experience with foster care or kinship

Youth with experience with substance abuse services

Youth with experience with the juvenile justice system

Professional in children’s behavioral health or other child serving services

Representative of a local, county or state government child serving agency

Family peer advocate or peer support professional

Other (please specify)

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* 4. The child or youth in my family is having/has had: (check all that apply):

Police Involvement

Criminal Court Involvement

Juvenile Justice Involvement

Emotional challenges

Difficulty graduating

Social challenges

A developmental disability

Substance abuse or addiction issues

Learning challenges

Child Welfare System/Family Court Involvement

Special Education Student Services

Physical Health challenges

Underdeveloped Basic Living Skills

Vocational or employment challenges

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Please describe any details you wish to share about the experiences you selected in question four.

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* 6. If you are a parent/caregiver who navigated a child-serving system on behalf of their child, a youth with experience in a child-serving system, or an adult with a psychiatric diagnosis or in recovery from addiction, are you interested in becoming trained and credentialed to deliver peer support services?

Yes, I am interested.

I never considered it, but I'd like more information.

No, I'm not interested.

If you want to learn more, please enter your email and phone number here.

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* 7. Are you a family member of a minor (youth age 18 or under) who was treated as a child in the juvenile justice system or as an adult in the criminal justice system?

Yes

If yes, briefly describe your experience

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* 8. Have you or someone you know experienced unequal insurance coverage for mental health or substance abuse treatment compared to a physical health issue (ex. higher co-pays, denial of treatment, inadequate network of providers, lower amounts of allowed treatment days, etc.)?

Yes

If yes, can we contact you? (Enter contact info here.)

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* 9. The major problems accessing services that my family or local families have had are:

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Families Together believes the family voice is absolutely necessary for effective policy-making. Please identify statewide policy efforts you may be interested in participating in:

Forums

Press Conferences

Focus Groups

Legislator Visits

Opinion editorials

Planning Committees

Letter-writing and phone calls

All of the above

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Are there any particular policy area on our agenda you would be interested in focusing on?

Raising the Age that Youth are Tried as Adults to 18

Expanding Addiction Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Service Capacity

Equal Insurance Coverage of Addiction, Mental Health, and Physical Health

Child Welfare Reforms

Multiple Pathways to a Diploma Beyond Passing 5 Regents Exams

Integrating Family Peer Support into All Children's Services

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* 12. If interested in any of the advocacy opportunities mentioned above, please provide your contact information:

Name

Company

Address

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 13. Would you like to be added to our mailing list and receive information regarding children's mental health and family support issues as well as an invitation to our next Legislative Awareness Day 2017 and other events?

Yes

If yes, please add your email address

	A Big Problem	Somewhat Of A Problem	Not A Problem
Long waiting lists	Long waiting lists A Big Problem	Long waiting lists Somewhat Of A Problem	Long waiting lists Not A Problem
No access to Family Peer Support	No access to Family Peer Support A Big Problem	No access to Family Peer Support Somewhat Of A Problem	No access to Family Peer Support Not A Problem
Denial of recommended services	Denial of recommended services A Big Problem	Denial of recommended services Somewhat Of A Problem	Denial of recommended services Not A Problem
Not covered by insurance	Not covered by insurance A Big Problem	Not covered by insurance Somewhat Of A Problem	Not covered by insurance Not A Problem
Appropriate services not available	Appropriate services not available A Big Problem	Appropriate services not available Somewhat Of A Problem	Appropriate services not available Not A Problem
Transportation is difficult or services are too far away	Transportation is difficult or services are too far away A Big Problem	Transportation is difficult or services are too far away Somewhat Of A Problem	Transportation is difficult or services are too far away Not A Problem
Lack of cross-systems planning – agencies not talking to each other	Lack of cross-systems planning – agencies not talking to each other A Big Problem	Lack of cross-systems planning – agencies not talking to each other Somewhat Of A Problem	Lack of cross-systems planning – agencies not talking to each other Not A Problem
Lack of services for dual diagnosis	Lack of services for dual diagnosis A Big Problem	Lack of services for dual diagnosis Somewhat Of A Problem	Lack of services for dual diagnosis Not A Problem
Difficulty in scheduling doctor / therapist / case management appointments	Difficulty in scheduling doctor / therapist / case management appointments A Big Problem	Difficulty in scheduling doctor / therapist / case management appointments Somewhat Of A Problem	Difficulty in scheduling doctor / therapist / case management appointments Not A Problem
Not knowing what is needed or available	Not knowing what is needed or available A Big Problem	Not knowing what is needed or available Somewhat Of A Problem	Not knowing what is needed or available Not A Problem
Not being able to afford what is needed	Not being able to afford what is needed A Big Problem	Not being able to afford what is needed Somewhat Of A Problem	Not being able to afford what is needed Not A Problem
Trouble getting help at school	Trouble getting help at school A Big Problem	Trouble getting help at school Somewhat Of A Problem	Trouble getting help at school Not A Problem
Professionals not listening to me or my family	Professionals not listening to me or my family A Big Problem	Professionals not listening to me or my family Somewhat Of A Problem	Professionals not listening to me or my family Not A Problem
Lack of planning for transition to adulthood	Lack of planning for transition to adulthood A Big Problem	Lack of planning for transition to adulthood Somewhat Of A Problem	Lack of planning for transition to adulthood Not A Problem
Lack of ongoing support after services	Lack of ongoing support after services A Big Problem	Lack of ongoing support after services Somewhat Of A Problem	Lack of ongoing support after services Not A Problem