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highlight areas of improvement for community assistance access, Exhibit 35 and Exhibit 36 highlight the three topics of
which stakeholders felt they had the LEAST access knowledge.The results show that professionals had the most
knowledge on identifying assistance during emergency medical situations, urgent medical situations, and mental health
crises, respectively. These results reflect those of the overall report.
Exhibit 35. Professional Stakeholder Insights on Accessing Community
Assistance
Notes: Bottom three sources of community assistance shaded in blue for
professional stakeholders.
Sources of community assistance presented as a percentage (%).
Percentage of “Yes” Responses Professional Stakeholder
Topic Survey
(%)
Addiction to Alcohol, Gambling, Narcotics, etc. 73.8
Emergency Medical Situation (Chest Pain, Shortness 97.8
of Breath, Slurred Speech, Head Injury)
Housing Crisis 43.0
Lack of Food 72.4
Mental Health Crisis (Suicidal Thoughts or 81.0
Threatening to Harm Others)
Unable to Afford Prescription Medications 49.4
Urgent Medical Situation (Broken Bone, Cut that 95.3
Needs Stitches)
Total Number of Responses 279
Community members were asked to answer the same question for both children and teens (0-18) and adults (18+). The
percentage of “yes” responses to each service are shown in Exhibit 36. Community members were most knowledgeable
on knowing where to seek assistance for both children and teens (0-18) and adults (18+) regarding emergency medical
situations, urgent medical situations, and lack of food, respectively. Once again, these results are the same as the overall
report.
Exhibit 36. Community Stakeholder Insights on Accessing Community Assistance for Children and Teens
(0-18) and Adults (18+)
Notes: Bottom three sources of community assistance shaded in blue for community stakeholders.
Sources of community assistance presented as a percentage (%).
Percentage of “Yes” Responses
Adults (18+) Children and Teens (0-18)
Topic
(%) (%)
Addiction to Alcohol, Gambling, Narcotics, etc. 58.7 42.2
Emergency Medical Situation (Chest Pain, Shortness 93.5 91.6
of Breath, Slurred Speech, Head Injury)
Housing Crisis 35.5 29.3
Lack of Food 61.3 56.7
Mental Health Crisis (Suicidal Thoughts or 55.8 50.7
Threatening to Harm Others)
Unable to Afford Prescription Medications 28.6 25.1
Urgent Medical Situation (Broken Bone, Cut that 88.5 87.9
Needs Stitches)
Total Number of Responses 1614 1602
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Organizations and the Community: As our region is becoming increasingly diverse,
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