Rev 103.0 ~ Questionnaire on Community Life In Public or Subsidized Housing for Elderly and Disabled

As seen by those agencies & professionals who provide services to residential communities

The focus of this short survey is to identify and estimate the number of healthy or toxic communities in your catchment area, based on your own observations and reports by people in those communities.

A healthy community is free of bullying, all tenants and staff are treated by other tenants and staff with respect, social events and activities are open and welcoming to all in the common areas of the development.

Some communities are toxic. Hostile environment harassment (bullying or mobbing) is unwelcome conduct that creates a situation that makes it difficult or impossible for victims to have the peaceful enjoyment of their residency; being able to use their apartment and all common areas without undue interference.

The questions focus on your experience and observations of each housing development or residential community in the scope of your responsibilities in the municipality or catchment area where you work. The report will not identify any community. We ask only for the location and zip code so we can map the answers by area.

However, if you wish to share additional information related to your specific situation, or seek any information from us, please provide your name and email address, and send a note with your question to support@StopBullyingCoalition.org

Thank you for what you do.

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* 1. What is your professional role or position?

Social worker for municipality or area elder services agency

Clinician: psychologist, behavioral health, mental health

Advocate for people with disability---independent living center

Personal care attendant

Visiting nurse or other health care provider

Attorney, legal aid agency

Police officer of any rank

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Location of the housing developments you serve or are familiar with and report on here.

Name (Not required)

My Agency or Type of Agency (police, area agency on aging, independent living center, etc.)

Location of my agency by City/Town

Massachusetts

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

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* 3. How many public and subsidized housing developments for elderly and disabled are in your service area or catchment area? Numbers 1, 2, 3, etc. please. Your best estimate is good enough!

The following questions concern your information about any development or developments that have healthy community life.

You can report on one example, let's call it "A".

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* 4. Healthy community creates a situation that makes it possible for everyone to have the peaceful enjoyment of their residency, everyone is treated with respect, and conflict or bullying is quickly managed.

In your catchment area or scope of responsibility, are there any public or subsidized housing developments for elderly and disabled persons that have healthy community?

Yes

Don't know, can't be sure

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* 5. Size of housing development "A" with healthy community in terms of units.

Size of complex: 50 or fewer units/residents

Size of complex: 50-100 units/residents

Size of complex: 101 or more units/residents

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Type of housing development "A" in terms of administration

Is public housing, local housing authority, DHCD

Is subsidized housing, private landlord with HUD subsidy; management company

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* 7. For housing development "A", select the best description.

A healthy community, respect for all, common areas and activities open to all, little or no bullying and it is quickly managed.

This housing development is in transition from hostile environment towards reducing bullying and enabling a healthy community life

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* 8. For housing development "A" select the best description.

Management is proactive and collaborates with your agency or services to manage bullying

Management supports or enables the bullying by ignoring it, or engages in bullying.

Management tries but is not yet able to eliminate the bullying

The following questions concern your information about any development or developments with severe bullying, mobbing (many people bully the victim, no one stops it), and hostile environment harassment.

You can report on one example, let's call it "B".

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* 9. Hostile environment harassment (bullying or mobbing) is unwelcome conduct that creates a situation that makes it difficult or impossible for victims to have the peaceful enjoyment of their residency.

In your catchment area or scope of responsibility, are there any public or subsidized housing developments for elderly and disabled persons that have hostile environment harassment?

Yes

Don't know, can't be sure

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* 10. Size of housing development "B" with hostile environment harassment in terms of units.

Size of complex: 50 or fewer units/residents

Size of complex: 50-100 units/residents

Size of complex: 101 or more units/residents

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Type of housing development "B" in terms of administration

Is public housing, local housing authority, DHCD

Is subsidized housing, private landlord with HUD subsidy; management company

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* 12. For housing development "B", select the best description.

Hostile environment (bullying, mobbing) restricts rights of victims to have peaceful enjoyment. Residents live in fear, avoid other residents, may be bullied, harassed, shunned.

This housing development is in transition from hostile environment towards reducing bullying and enabling a healthy community life

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* 13. For development "B" select the best description.

Management is proactive and collaborates with your agency or services to manage bullying

Management supports or enables the bullying by ignoring it, or engages in bullying.

Management tries but is not yet able to eliminate the bullying

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* 14. Out of the total subsidized and public housing stock for elderly and disabled in your community or catchment area, please estimate the number of public housing developments with hostile environment harassment.

How many public housing with hostile environment

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* 15. Out of the total subsidized and public housing stock for elderly and disabled in your community or catchment area, please estimate the number of subsidized housing developments with hostile environment harassment.

How many subsidized housing developments with hostile environment?