CMHA Chatham-Kent Branch - Strategic Planning Process

CMHA Chatham-Kent Branch
Strategic Planning Process

The Canadian Mental Health Association, Chatham-Kent Branch (CMHA Chatham-Kent) has initiated a strategic planning process to update our strategic plan and identify future directions and priorities. Part of this process involves obtaining the views of staff about the various issues and choices facing our agency.

Please complete the following questionnaire by April 30, 2008. You will have a chance to edit your responses when you click "Submit". Your survey will then go directly to the external planning consultant helping us with the project, so your replies will be completely anonymous and confidential. The survey findings will be used at a planning retreat to be held in early May.

Our current mission statement reads as follows:

CMHA Chatham-Kent exists for the achievement of mental health for all people of Chatham-Kent. Further, CMHA exists to build resilience, recovery and maximum function for people experiencing mental illness through direct service, education, prevention and advocacy.

How would you rate our overall effectiveness in fulfilling this mission?

Very Effective	Somewhat effective
Not too effective	Not at all effective

Now rate the effectiveness of CMHA Chatham-Kent in carrying out each of the following core functions related to its mission:

	Very Effective	Somewhat Effective	Not too Effective	Not at all Effective
Providing flexible, accessible, person centred services and supports
Advocating for change
Building community awareness of mental health issues
Identifying and eliminating service gaps and duplications
Cultivating partnerships with consumers, families and other service providers
Strengthening the CMHA profile throughout Chatham-Kent
Providing effective leadership to build the service capacity of the mental health system

Please list one major strength and one weakness of CMHA Chatham-Kent:

Strength

Weakness

Some external factors affecting the mental health field are listed below. Review the list and rank each item in terms of its impact on CMHA Chatham-Kent. Assign a "1" to the most significant factor, a "2" to the next factor, and so on down to "8".

Insert ranks 1 to 8:

Funding uncertainties
Introduction of the Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs)
The changing role of hospitals
The emerging role of the community health sector
Increased demand for services and programs
Changing consumer expectations
Increased awareness of mental health issues
Changing demographics in the area

5.	Are there any other significant trends, issues or events that should be considered in developing a new strategic plan for CMHA Chatham-Kent?

Still thinking of external factors, list one future opportunity and one potential threat facing CMHA Chatham-Kent:

Opportunity

Threat

Some possible areas of focus for our agency are listed below. Keeping your answers to the previous questions in mind, indicate your view of the relative importance of these goals by allocating 100 points across the different options.

Allocate points any way you want, but the column should add up to 100.

Enhancing services in response to community needs
Enriching our work environment
Securing adequate funding and resources
Increasing advocacy and awareness
Expanding partnerships
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TOTAL (should equal 100):	100

8.	What other important directions should be considered?

9.	Please feel free to make any comments or suggestions pertaining to CMHA Chatham-Kent's strategic planning process:

Thank you for your cooperation.