Help Inform Needs Assistance for People with I/DD with Mental Health Concerns

The Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities National Training Center (mhddcenter.org) is conducting a needs assessment about services in the United States for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) who have mental health concerns.and is hoping that ANCOR and its network of contacts will help us get the word out. The Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (MHDD) National Training Center is a collaboration between the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at the University of Kentucky, University of Alaska Anchorage, and Utah State University. The Center was established in 2018 through federal funding provided by the Administration for Community Living.

Survey Link: http://uaa.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0HcK53gBB1k8Bvv

Please help us to reach appropriate adults (over age 18 and able to give consent). We are looking for two kinds of responders:

Key informants have an overall view of mental health service systems in a state. Examples are state program administrators, DD Council members, mental health clinicians, as well as other well-informed leaders and advocates in the field. It will take about 15-20 minutes to answer key informant questions.Experienced individuals know what it is like for someone with an IDD to find and use services for mental health concerns. This can be personal experience or observed experience. It will take about 15 minutes to answer experienced individual questions.

Background Information

The Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities National Training Center (MHDD NTC) wants to increase access to training and information resources that will help improve services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) and mental health concerns.

This needs assessment survey asks about existing services in your state. The primary purpose is to identify what areas can be improved with training and information resources. Results will be posted on a MHDD NTC website and may be published in a journal.

Your participation in this survey is voluntary. You may stop any time. You do not have to answer any question you don’t want to answer. Nothing bad will happen to you if you choose not to answer questions or if you decide not to participate.

Your participation in this survey is confidential. Survey data will not be connected to you as a person. You will not be identified in anything that is written about survey results. Your answers will be combined with other answers from your state and from the nation.

There are no known risks or benefits for you to participate in this survey. You will be contributing to efforts to help improve mental health services for people with IDD.

If you have any questions about this survey, you are welcome to send an email to Karen Ward ([email protected]) or Roxy Lamar ([email protected]). Or call toll-free and ask for one of us (1-800-243-2199). If you have any questions or concerns about your rights as a participant in this needs assessment, please contact the University of Alaska Anchorage Office of Research Integrity and Compliance (1-907-786-1099 or [email protected]).

Survey Link: http://uaa.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0HcK53gBB1k8Bvv