Do you have ideas about improving Mississippi’s mental health system? Do you think there are ways to improve substance use treatment services? Do you believe there are new or different approaches to support people with mental health or substance use disorders that no one has thought to try?
Now is the time to speak up and share your ideas!
Please complete this anonymous survey about Mississippi’s behavioral health system. You may have ideas that will help many people. We want to hear from everyone! Please share the survey, too.
Background of the survey: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) receives federal grant money to help adults and children who have mental illnesses or substance use disorders live successfully in the community.
Because every state is different, each state can decide the best ways to use this money to make sure people dealing with mental illness or substance use get the help they need. There is a planning council, made up of people who deal with mental illness or substance use or who care about people with mental illness or substance use challenges, that helps the Department of Mental Health decide how to spend the grant money most helpfully.
This survey is from the Department of Mental Health and the Mississippi Behavioral Health Planning and Advisory Council. We want to know how you think the state should use this grant money to help adults and children with mental illness and substance use disorders live in the community.
What are we asking you to do?
- Complete an approximately 15-30 minute online survey
- Answer questions about mental health and substance use services in the state of Mississippi
Who can participate?
- People who are 18 years of age or older
- People who identify with one or more of the following:
- Someone who has a mental illness or substance use disorder
- Family member of a child, youth, or adult who has a mental illness or substance use disorder
- Community member
- People who advocate for or support people with mental health or substance use disorders
- Employees in any system that supports people with mental illnesses and substance use disorders
Your answers to this survey are anonymous. We cannot tell who you are when we read them.
For questions about the Mississippi Behavioral Health Planning and Advisory Council and its purpose, you can contact the Council Co-Chairs: Dr. Scott Willoughby (601-794-0241; swilloughby@smsh.ms.gov) or Tiffany Tine (931-628-0409; tiffany.tine@ymail.com). If you have questions about this survey, please contact Cassi Springfield and the SCORS Lab (601-651-7254; SCORSLab@gmail.com).
You can complete the survey by selecting this link: https://usmep.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2npwOBEYwNqsXs2
