Central RVA Region Congregation and Community Readiness Survey

Please respond to the following questions to help us discern how parishes understand the issues and resources related to addiction and recovery. This will enable us to identify areas where education, resources, and other support would be beneficial in our region’s efforts to more effectively respond to the opioid crisis as well as the serious challenges of addiction to alcohol and non-opioid drugs. Any reports from this survey will not identify individual responses other than to share relevant ministries and programs already occurring in our region. For the purposes of this survey “Opioid” refer to prescription pain medications (e.g. oxycodone, percocets, codeine) as well as heroin and other illegal narcotics.

The Rev. Deacon Barbara Ambrose
Central RVA Region Liaison
Opioid Crisis Response Regional Pilot

Congregation and Community Readiness Survey - Central RVA Region version

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1. How aware are you of opioid misuse/addiction prevention efforts in the Richmond area?

2. How aware are you of alcohol and non-opioid drug misuse/addiction prevention efforts in the Richmond area?

3. How concerned are you about opioid misuse/addiction in the Richmond area?

4. How concerned are you about alcohol and non-opioid drug misuse/addiction in the Richmond area?

5. How important is it for your congregation to work with the community to address opioid misuse/addiction problems?

6. How important is it for your congregation to work with the community to address alcohol and non-opioid drug misuse/addiction problems?

7. How involved is your congregation in opioid misuse/addiction prevention?

8. How involved is your congregation in alcohol and non-opioid misuse/addiction prevention?

9. How involved is your congregation in helping those who have problems with opioid misuse/addiction issues?

10. How involved is your congregation in helping those who have problems with alcohol or non-opioid drug abuse/addiction issues?

11. How effectively do you believe you could respond to a congregational member who asks guidance for an opioid misuse/addiction problem?

12. How effectively do you believe you could respond to a congregational member who asks guidance for an alcohol and/or non-opioid drug misuse/addiction problem?

13. To what extent do you believe opioid dependency, alcoholism and other addiction is a disease?

14. If someone needed help for an opioid, alcohol or other substance abuse how familiar are you with the resources that are available in the Richmond area for referral?

15. To what extent does the Richmond area need more prevention efforts and treatment resources?

16. How likely would you participate in a congregational effort to address opioid, alcohol and other substance abuse problems?

Where we are and where we would like to go:

1. Our parish currently offers the following resources and ministries relating to alcohol and drug abuses issues (i.e. 12-step meetings, informational brochures, educational programs.):

2. Our parish would be open to exploring offering resources and ministries such as:

3. The Diocesan Addiction and Recovery Team will make available resources related to Recovery, Education, Advocacy and Liturgy. What resources do you feel would be particularly beneficial for your parish in addressing opioid, alcohol and other substance

Parish Contact Information:

We are asking each parish in our region to designate a Parish Addiction and Recovery Contact. Working with contacts from other parishes within the region, this individual will have the opportunity to plan regional services and activities and share ideas about resources and activities that the parish can consider. By keeping up to date on available resources and services the parish contact will enable the parish to quickly respond to issues that may arise unexpectedly. Some parishes may have multiple people who would be interested in participating in this pilot and we encourage you to include their names and contact information as well.

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