CMHA SUDBURY BRANCH Strategic Planning Process

CMHA Sudbury Branch Strategic Planning Process

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

Please complete this questionnaire by Friday, January 14, 2005. All questionnaires 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 session with staff and Board members to be held on January 28th. You are all invited to attend this session.

Our current mission statement reads as follows:

To advocate for shared community responsibility by providing a continuum of services that reflects our vision for all individuals and families. To promote mental wellness and to eliminate discrimination associated with mental health for everyone in our district.

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

Very effective	Not too effective
Somewhat effective	Not at all effective

Do you think the mission statement accurately describes the role and mandate of CMHA Sudbury, or do you think it should be revised?

The mission statement accurately describes our mandate

The mission statement is not accurate, and should be changed
(We will ask you more about this later)

Now rate the effectiveness of CMHA Sudbury in carrying out each of the following key messages related to its mission::

		Very Effective	Somewhat Effective	Not Too Effective	Not At All Effective
a.	Embracing recovery, which is an ongoing individual process
b.	Building bridges for community partnerships
c.	Promoting mental health and well being
d.	Striving towards excellence in programs and services

If you gave a negative rating ("not too effective" or "not at all effective") to any of the items in Question 2, please comment below:

Please list one major strength and one weakness of CMHA Sudbury:

Strength:
Weakness:

Some broad external factors affecting the mental health field are listed below. Review the list and rank each item in terms of its impact on CMHA Sudbury. Assign a "1" to the most significant factor, a "2" to the next factor, and so on down to "6".

Insert ranks from 1 to 6.

Funding uncertainties
Changing government policies and approaches (e.g. LHIN's)
Availability of community resources for mental health
Recruiting and retaining qualified staff
Refocus of consumer services
Changing public attitudes

6.	Are there any other significant trends, issues or events that should be considered in developing a strategic plan for CMHA Sudbury?

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

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.

a.	Enhancing services in response to community needs
b.	Increasing advocacy and awareness
c.	Securing adequate funding
d.	Expanding partnerships
e.	Enriching our work environment
*Total should add up to 100%*

9.	What other important directions should be considered?

10.	Now refer back to your response to Question 1 about the mission statement. If you indicated that you feel the mission statement is not accurate and should be changed, indicate some suggested revisions below:

	If you agreed with the mission statement, do you have any suggestions to enhance it?

11.	Feel free to offer any comments or suggestions about our strategic planning process.

Thank you for your cooperation and assistance.