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professionals were asked whether or not they knew how to help someone experiencing a variety of crises, regardless of
age. The percentage of respondents answering “yes” to each of the services is displayed in Exhibit 52. In order to
highlight areas of improvement for community assistance access, Exhibit 52 and Exhibit 53 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 are the same from the overall report.
Exhibit 52. 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. 76.8
Emergency Medical Situation (Chest Pain, Shortness 99.3
of Breath, Slurred Speech, Head Injury)
Housing Crisis 47.3
Lack of Food 78.0
Mental Health Crisis (Suicidal Thoughts or 81.9
Threatening to Harm Others)
Unable to Afford Prescription Medications 51.0
Urgent Medical Situation (Broken Bone, Cut that 93.9
Needs Stitches)
Total Number of Responses 151
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 53. 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 identical to those from
the overall report.
Exhibit 53. 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. 56.6 39.9
Emergency Medical Situation (Chest Pain, Shortness 96.1 94.8
of Breath, Slurred Speech, Head Injury)
Housing Crisis 28.2 23.9
Lack of Food 58.6 54.0
Mental Health Crisis (Suicidal Thoughts or 51.7 45.1
Threatening to Harm Others)
Unable to Afford Prescription Medications 25.1 21.7
Urgent Medical Situation (Broken Bone, Cut that 94.2 93.4
Needs Stitches)
Total Number of Responses 2555 2483
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