Focus Group Partic Focus Group Participants

OMB No. 0930-0196

Expiration Date: 9/30/16

ATTACHMENT B:

Focus Groups with Representatives of Child-Serving Organizations and Others: Moderator’s Guide

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1. Potential Business Partners Focus Groups

COMPOSITION OF FOCUS GROUPS:

Six focus groups with approximately three business partners in each:

Two urban

Two rural (including one territory)

Opening:

Thank you for participating. You have been chosen because you are leaders in the business community. We’ll be exploring children’s mental health issues and we’ll be using what we find out here today to help us reach out to other business leaders.

Questions:

1. I’m going to mention several terms. Which of these do you currently use and which would you feel comfortable using?

• Mental illness—Use? Would use?

• Mental health challenges—Use? Would use?

• Mental health issues—Use? Would use?

• Behavioral health challenges—Use? Would use?

• Behavioral health issues—Use? Would use?

• Emotional disorders—Use? Would use?

• Other?

For this call, I am going to use the term “mental health challenges.”

2. What do you think untreated mental health challenges and substance use cost your community?

3. Do you think that families in your community can access the mental health services and supports that they need?

4. If not, how does that affect your community?

5. Approximately what percentage of your employees have children, youth, or young adults with mental health challenges?

6. What impact do those challenges have on productivity in the workplace?

7. As a business leader, do you think you have a role in increasing information on and access to mental health services and supports for your workforce and families?

8. Who are the individuals or organizations that you consider influencers within your business community (types of sources, not actual people)?

9. As a business leader, do you think you have a role in increasing information and access to mental health services and supports in mental health challenges in your community?

10. What would get you involved with helping to reduce the impact of mental health challenges in your community?

11. Do you know what a system of care is? (probe if they say yes to see if they really do.)

12. What would it take for you as a business person to participate in a system of care in your community?

• Data?

• Personal stories from youth and families?

• Other?

2. Potential Faith-Based Partners Focus Groups

COMPOSITION OF FOCUS GROUPS:

Six focus groups with approximately three faith-based partners in each:

Two urban

Two rural, including one Tribal

Opening:

Thank you for participating. You have been chosen because you are leaders in the faith-based community. We’re defining your faith-based community as whatever community you serve, whether that be a congregation or a larger community. We’ll be exploring the issues of mental health in children, youth, and young adults and we’ll be using what we find out here today to help us reach out to other faith leaders.

Questions:

1. I’m going to mention several terms. Which of these do you currently use and which would you feel comfortable using?

• Mental illness—Use? Would use?

• Mental health challenges—Use? Would use?

• Mental health issues—Use? Would use?

• Behavioral health challenges—Use? Would use?

• Behavioral health issues—Use? Would use?

• Emotional disorders—Use? Would use?

• Other?

For this call, I am going to use the term “mental health challenges.”

2. What do you think untreated mental health challenges and substance use cost your community?

3. Do you think that families in your community can access the mental health services and supports that they need?

4. If not, how does that affect your community?

5. Approximately what percentage of those in your faith-based community have children, youth, or young adults with mental health challenges?

6. What impact do those challenges have on your community?

7. As a faith leader, do you think you have a role in increasing information on and access to mental health services and supports for those you serve and their families?

8. Who are the individuals or organizations that you consider influencers within your faith-based community (types of sources, not actual people)?

9. Do you know what a system of care is? (probe if they say yes to see if they really do.)

10. How do you think your faith-based organization and a system of care can work together to help children, youth, and young adults?

11. Are there any barriers to working together? (Probe as to what the barriers are.)

12. How could these barriers be overcome?

13. What would get you involved with helping to reduce the impact of mental health challenges in your community?

• Data?

• Personal stories from youth and families?

• Other?

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