The mental health challenges of our youth and young adults have been growing over the past few years. Rates of depression, anxiety, and stress are all increasing. The Jewish community wants to ensure that the mental health needs of our youth and young adults are being addressed. Through a grant from the Jewish Federations of North America, we are conducting a needs assessment to determine the best ways to address these needs.

This survey is an opportunity to provide your input and insight on this topic in order to assess needs and ensure appropriate services are available. The survey is intended for parents of young people ages 12-26 and should take roughly 10-15 minutes to complete. If you have more than one child who falls in this age range, please complete the survey for the child who you think best fits this questionnaire. You may also complete a survey for each child.

This survey is completely anonymous.

If at any point while taking this survey you need immediate help, please call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or chat 988Lifeline.org to connect with a Crisis Counselor.

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* 1. What is your child's age?

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* 2. Do you or does someone in your immediate family identify as Jewish in some way (including ethnically, culturally, or religiously)?

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* 3. Has your child been a part of any of the following Jewish institutions in the past 12 months? (check all that apply)

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* 4. Please answer the following questions to the best of your ability by answering whether you agree or disagree with each statement. Please check only one box in each row.  If you feel the statement does not apply to your child, select N/A (Not Applicable). As a reminder, this survey is completely anonymous.

  Strongly Disagree Disagree Neither Agree Nor Disagree Agree Strongly Agree N/A
I feel comfortable talking openly to my child about the role of mental health in their life.
If needed, I would feel comfortable seeking out professional treatment for my child's mental health.
I know where I can go for support with my child's mental health.
I am currently or have previously received mental health therapy for my child.
I have been satisfied with the therapy I have received for my child.
My connection to Judaism is a resource that can help me cope when my child is in a mental health crisis situation.
People in the Jewish community (such as rabbis or religious school teachers) are a resource that can help me cope when my child is in a mental health crisis situation.

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* 5. I have previously found barriers to accessing mental health care for my child.

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* 6. If you have experienced barriers, why? (Please check all that apply)

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* 7. Please select THREE of the following sources you would MOST LIKELY turn to for information about mental health related to your child:

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* 8. Please select THREE of the following sources you would LEAST LIKELY turn to for information about mental health related to your child:

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* 9. Have you accessed any of the following mental health supports for your child? (Check all that apply)

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* 10. In the boxes below, select THREE of the following types of support you would feel MOST COMFORTABLE turning to if your child needed mental health support.

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* 11. What were the most important factors to you in deciding your choices in question 10?

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* 12. Is your child currently experiencing or in the past experienced any of the following?  (check all that apply)

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* 13. If offered, would you be interested in your child attending any of the following programs? (check all that apply)

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* 14. What services do you think may be lacking in the Greater Charlotte Jewish community to provide mental health support to youth and young adults? (Check all that apply)

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* 15. What do you think should be the TOP THREE priorities to better support teen/young adult mental health and well-being in the Charlotte Jewish community? (Choose three to comment on)

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* 16. What do you think the Jewish community could/should do to better support you and/or your teen/young adult regarding mental health and well-being?

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* 17. Is there anything we did not ask about that you would like to share?

Thank you for completing this survey!

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