Abstract
This article describes a systematic approach to assessing community services post‐Sandy Hook shooting. An evaluation team was invited to develop a sustainability plan for community services in Newtown. Service organizations, providers, and families were interviewed. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize the range of services; respondent perspectives were coded using content analysis. We found that Newtown has a broad array of community services, but respondent groups varied in their perceptions of service adequacy. Consensus existed about core components of an ideal service system, including centralizing access; coordinating care, personalizing and tailoring services for families, and providing evidence‐based care. The strategic community assessment approach developed here may inform how communities examine their service capacity and develop sustainability plans post‐disaster.
Highlights
This article describes a systematic approach to assessing community services post-Sandy Hook shooting
To gather the data necessary to answer the questions posed by OVC, we interviewed community service organizations, private behavioral health providers, and both victim and witness families
The single most common certification was that of an licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs)
Summary
This article describes a systematic approach to assessing community services post-Sandy Hook shooting. A number of evidence-based interventions designed to target postdisaster symptoms among children and families have been developed to assist in recovery, most of these target trauma symptoms consequent to events other. Community-based mental health services tend to be significantly underused by those most in need (Wang et al, 2007, 2008)
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