The Guidance Center

Promoting Healthy Communities


Why Your Voice Matters

Your perspective helps The Guidance Center:

  • Understand where people struggle to find help
  • Identify gaps in mental health and substance use services
  • Strengthen partnerships across the community
  • Improve supports for individuals, families, and veterans

Your responses are confidential and will be reported only in summary form.

Thank You

Your voice is essential. Your experience matters.
Together, we can build a stronger, healthier community.

Survey Focus Areas

✔ Community behavioral health trends

✔ Populations facing access barriers

✔ Barriers to timely or appropriate care

✔ Crisis system performance

✔ Local service gaps

Participate in Our Community Needs Assessment

Clients

This survey is for current clients.

Residents

Residents of Leavenworth, Atchison and Jefferson Counties.

Partner Orgs

Community partners and stakeholders.

Civic Leaders

Civic and community leaders.

Community Needs Assessment FAQs

Find answers to common questions about our assessment process and how your participation helps shape our community initiatives.

What is the purpose of the community needs assessment?

The assessment aims to gather insights from various community members to identify and prioritize local needs, ensuring that our initiatives effectively address these areas.

Who should participate in the survey?

We encourage clients, non-clients, partners, stakeholders, and other community members to participate, as each perspective is valuable in creating a comprehensive understanding of community needs.

How will my responses be used?

Your responses will be analyzed to help guide decision-making and resource allocation for community programs and services.

Is my participation confidential?

Yes, all responses are confidential and will be used solely for the purpose of this assessment to improve community services.