Drawing on the wealth of experience in quantitative research methods and survey design among our membership, the CCW’s Research Working Group collectively designed a community survey to assess mental health needs, service access barriers, awareness of services offered through the CDPH mental health clinics, and interest in accessing CDPH mental health services. The link to the electronic survey has been disseminated widely to community members across the city. Preliminary quantitative data to date indicate that although more than three quarters (77.4%) of survey respondents are unaware that the city of Chicago operates five mental health clinics, an overwhelming majority (90%) answered “Yes” or “Probably Yes” to the question of whether they would seek services if there was a city-run mental health clinic in their neighborhood.
