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New Canaan commission reviews community well‑being survey, recommends focus groups and a communications push
Summary
Commissioners and town health staff reviewed results of a 1,500‑respondent community well‑being survey, flagged gaps in youth and senior outreach and recommended focus groups, a one‑page resource guide and amplified communications through existing town channels.
New Canaan commissioners and town health staff spent the meeting reviewing results from a recent community well‑being survey and agreed to pursue targeted follow‑up work, including focus groups for young people and seniors and a coordinated communications effort to make mental‑health and social‑service resources easier to find.
Commissioner Jen Latic said she was “pleasantly surprised to see 66 percent and 71 percent” of respondents report no barriers to mental and physical health services overall, but added that “one out of three parents do not know where to get help for their kids’ mental health.” Latic urged the commission to focus on information sharing rather than service creation: making clear where families should go for help.
The commission discussed several specific gaps the survey exposed. Russ Kimes pointed to responses about youth access to prescription…
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