COMMUNITY PERCEPTION SURVEY
Below is a link to the Pingelly Community Perception Survey that is being undertaken to help the Pingelly Community Wellbeing Plan Committee identify future priorities of focus for the community.
URL: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CPS_Wheatbelt
This link will remain open until Tuesday, 10th March 2020
WHAT IS IN THIS SURVEY?
The Community Perception Survey covers two main areas of interest to service providers:
- Community perceptions of local alcohol, other drug and mental health related issues.
- Strategies to address these issues that would be supported by the community.
WHY USE A SURVEY?
Collecting information from a broad cross-section of your community can help to identify
community priorities related to local alcohol, other drug and mental health related issues.
This information can then help to monitor changes in communities over time as well as
clarify which strategies might be more successful in a particular community. Ideally you will
be able to use the results of the survey to assist you in meeting the particular needs of the
community you work in.
HOW WAS THIS SURVEY DESIGNED?
The need for a tool to help track community perceptions of local alcohol related issues and
the effectiveness of strategies to improve community outcomes was identified initially during
the development of prevention plans in the Kimberley region.
The survey has since been revised to include sections relating to community perceptions of
other drugs, and also mental health and wellbeing and is relevant to all regions.
WHO DELIVERS THE SURVEYS?
To get the best results the survey should be delivered by a health professional/community
service provider who is able to talk through the questions with participants. They survey can
be delivered to groups or to individuals.
Once the survey has been completed, it will need to be returned to the Mental Health
Commission (MHC) for analysis. This will need to be done by the agency delivering the
survey.
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE COMPLETED SURVEYS?
MHC will complete all data entry and analysis. This includes basic analysis of the data which
will be summarised in a report to the service provider. MHC will also be available to answer
any questions that a service provider may have and to undertake any additional analysis.
HOW WILL THE RESULTS BE USED?
It is not intended that the information will be used for any purpose other than supporting
local agencies to develop programs and measure progress. If at any stage MHC wishes to
use the information for any other purpose, MHC will first seek the permission of the service
provider.
WHO WILL BE SURVEYED?
The survey is intended to collect information from a broad cross-section of the local adult
community (over 18 years of age). You should try to include participants who are
representative of all genders, age groups, and cultural backgrounds present in the
community. Please note, this survey is not intended to be delivered to people under 18
years of age.
The survey should take between 10 to 15 minutes to complete.
Further Information
For more information in relation to the survey tool, its implementation or its analysis, please contact:
Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation
Ph: (08) 6553 0600
Email: pme@mhc.wa.gov.au