MHSA Survey
Community input is needed to inform future mental health priorities, programs, and policy!
Share your voice and make a difference in Santa Clara County today
by completing the online survey before March 15, 2023.
Click on the links below to take the survey in different languages:
Spanish || Chinese || Vietnamese || Tagalog || Farsi
General Information
Do you live in Santa Clara County? Utilize mental health services? Have feedback on what mental health services are needed in Santa Clara County, especially after COVID-19?
We want to hear from you! Share your voice today by completing a confidential and anonymous survey sponsored by the County of Santa Clara Behavioral Health Services Department, in collaboration with other local community organizations and agencies.
Your feedback will play a key role in creating improved and new mental health resources and supports in our community.
How Can I Take the Survey?
Take the survey online, in-person, or on paper!
To take the survey online in English, click here.
To take the survey in-person, visit any County Behavioral Health clinic.
To take the survey on paper, contact [email protected].
Frequently Asked Questions:
The Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Services Department (BHSD) is committed to community involvement and stakeholder input as a critical avenue to achieving wellness and recovery through comprehensive, well-planned programs and services. Only with community input can we meet the needs of diverse consumers/clients and their families. The purpose of the 2023 Santa Clara County Mental Health and Substance Use Survey is to understand the mental health and substance use service needs of a representative group of community members who live in Santa Clara County. Results of this survey will play a key role in creating improved and new mental health and substance use resources and supports in our community for future years.
The survey is anonymous and confidential. We do not collect any identifying information such as your name, your birthdate, your social security number, your address, or your IP address. Your responses will not be linked with your name and will not be identifiable.
The survey asks about demographic information such as gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or your city of residence in order to help the Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Services Department determine the mental health and substance use service needs of different individuals and communities within the County. This information helps us to tailor resources and supports to the diverse needs of our community. Please note that you may opt out of providing this demographic information in the survey.
The survey results will be used to understand the mental health and substance use service needs of residents of Santa Clara County. Additionally, they will be used to create improved and new mental health and substance use resources and supports in our community. The results and findings of the survey will be shared on the Mental Health Services Act website (https://bhsd.sccgov.org/about-us/mental-health-services-act) in the Fall of 2023.
If you have any questions about the survey, please send an email to [email protected].