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New Canaan survey finds gaps in awareness of mental-health, substance-use and domestic-violence services
Summary
A community survey led by the New Canaan Behavioral Health Alliance found that sizable shares of residents who report concerns about substance use, mental health or safety in the home were unaware of local services. Alliance leaders and partners say outreach, a possible youth survey and action planning are next steps.
The New Canaan Behavioral Health Alliance on Feb. 9 released results from an adult-focused community survey that found awareness gaps for local mental-health, substance-use and domestic-violence supports — including among residents who reported they needed those services.
The findings matter because the alliance’s researcher concluded the adult survey produced a representative sample with a reported margin of error of about 2.4 percent; the researcher and alliance leaders said the results give the town a baseline to target outreach and programs. “We still want this very much to be in conversation with the community and not assume that the data tells us we need to do something very specific as a response,” Lauren (last name not specified), President and CEO, New Canaan Community Foundation, told the commission.
Survey results highlighted three areas of lower awareness: substance-use services, mental-health supports and domestic-violence resources. Lauren said about one-third of adult…
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