2024 National Adoption Month Website Survey

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2024 National Adoption Month Website Survey

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National Adoption Month 2024 Website Survey


PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13): The purpose of this information collection is to gather feedback on capacity-building products and services to better meet the needs of child welfare professionals. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 5 minutes per respondent, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and reviewing the collection of information. This is a voluntary collection of information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The control number for this project is 0970-0401. The control number expires on June 30, 2027. If you have any comments on this collection of information, please contact Jing Sun, Child Welfare Information Gateway, by email at [email protected].


How are we doing? Please take 5 minutes to answer the questions below. Your input will help strengthen the National Adoption Month website to better meet your needs. Your participation in this survey is voluntary, and your responses will be anonymously shared with Child Welfare Information Gateway staff and the Children’s Bureau to improve service delivery. You may exit the survey at any time and are free to decline to answer any question. There are no foreseeable risks and no direct benefits from participating in this survey. Proceeding with the survey is an indication of your consent. If you have any questions or require accessibility assistance with this survey, please contact Information Gateway staff by email at [email protected] or by phone at 800-394-3366. Thank you for helping us help you.


1. Please select up to two reasons for visiting the National Adoption Month campaign webpage.

  • To find resources and outreach tools I can use in promoting awareness of National Adoption Month

  • To find resources and information for my work

  • To help me engage youth effectively in the adoption process

  • To find general information on adoption (e.g., how to adopt a child, search and reunion, State laws about adoption)

  • Other (Please describe in the text box below.) ____________________________________________







3. Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements.


Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

The National Adoption Month resources are relevant to my work.

The National Adoption Month campaign webpage promotes public awareness about the importance of adopting teens.

The National Adoption Month campaign webpage provides access to quality resources and tools for me to engage youth in their permanency planning.

The National Adoption Month campaign webpage provides access to quality resources and tools for me to plan or support local National Adoption Month events and campaigns.

The National Adoption Month campaign webpage provides information and resources focused on racial equity.

The National Adoption Month campaign webpage provides information and resources from individuals with lived experience (i.e., they have experienced the child welfare system).



3a. Please provide an explanation for your ratings above. _________________________________________



4. Which of the following best describes your involvement in the National Adoption Month campaign?

  • I am currently leading or will lead a campaign within my organization or agency this year.

  • I will be involved in a local campaign in my community.

  • I am aware of campaigns in my community, but I will not be joining.

  • I am not aware of any campaigns in my community but would like to lead or join one.

  • Other (Please describe in the text box below.) _______________________________



5. Which of the following best describes your background or role?

  • Professional

  • Student

  • Relative or kin caregiver

  • Youth in foster care (current or former)

  • Person who was adopted

  • Prospective adoptive parent

  • Adoptive parent

  • Foster parent

  • Parent (i.e., birth parent)

  • Member of the general public

  • Other (Please describe in the text box below.) ___________________________________________



5a. PROFESSIONALS: Which of the following best describes your professional background?

  • Adoption services

  • Prevention services

  • Family support services

  • Child protective services

  • Foster care services

  • Kinship care services

  • Legal or courts (e.g., GAL, CASA, attorney)

  • Law enforcement

  • Youth services

  • Juvenile justice

  • Health or mental health services

  • Substance use services

  • Researcher, evaluator, or consultant

  • Early childhood educator (0–5 years)

  • Teacher (K–12)

  • Professor or faculty (higher education)

  • Licensing specialist

  • Media (e.g., reporter, journalist)

  • Outreach or communications

  • Other (Please describe in the text box below.) ______________________________________________



5b. PROFESSIONALS: Which of the following best describes your workplace?

  • Local or county child welfare agency (public or private)

  • State child welfare agency

  • Tribal child welfare agency or organization

  • Federal agency

  • Community-based or faith-based organization

  • Mental health or behavioral health agency

  • National organization (e.g., nonprofit, advocacy)

  • Training and technical assistance service provider

  • Educational institution (e.g., early education, K–12, college, university)

  • Other (Please describe in the text box below.) ____________________________________________



5c. PROFESSIONALS: Which of the following best describes your position?

  • Client-facing staff (e.g., caseworker, direct service worker)

  • Supervisor or manager

  • Director or administrator

  • Training specialist

  • Outreach coordinator

  • Licensing specialist

  • Mental health provider

  • Other (Please describe in the text box below.) ________________



6. How did you hear about us this year?

  • Search engine (e.g., Google, Yahoo)

  • Notification (e.g., email, intranet posting) from my local or State agency

  • Directed to the webpage from another website (Please describe in the text box below.) __________

  • Conference or presentation (Please describe in the text box below.) __________

  • Email from Information Gateway or the Children’s Bureau (Please describe in the text box below.) ____

  • Email from another organization (Please describe in the text box below.) ___________

  • Browsing Information Gateway’s website

  • Colleague or friend told me about it

  • Social media posts (e.g., Facebook, X) from Information Gateway or the Children’s Bureau

  • Social media posts (e.g., Facebook, X) from friends or colleagues

  • Podcast or webinar

  • Other (Please describe in the text box below.) _____________________________________________



7. How many years, including this year, have you visited the National Adoption Month webpage?

  • This is my first year.

  • 2–4

  • 5–10

  • More than 10


8. Using a scale of 1–5, rate the following about your experience with the National Adoption Month campaign webpage.


1 (Poor)

2

3

4

5 (Excellent)

N/A

Usefulness of the information and resources available on the National Adoption Month campaign webpage







Ease of finding information within the National Adoption Month campaign webpage







Ease of sharing information and resources from the National Adoption Month campaign webpage







Appeal of the design of the National Adoption Month campaign webpage







Content that matches my needs







Content and images that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion









9. Please provide an explanation for your ratings above. _________________________________________


10. How do you intend to use the information or resources from Information Gateway?

(Select all that apply.)

  • Increase my knowledge or inform my attitudes

  • Support public awareness or advocacy efforts

  • Share with colleagues

  • Share in a formal training environment

  • Share with community partners or service providers

  • Share with families or clients

  • Support practice improvement or sustain good practice

  • Implement, sustain, or improve programs (e.g., program management, logic model development, program evaluation)

  • Support policy change or sustain good policies

  • Conduct research or evaluation

  • Grant writing or fundraising

  • I do not intend to use it.

  • Other (Please describe in the text box below.) _____________________________________________



11. With whom do you plan to share the information you found today? Select all that apply. If respondent selected a “share” response option from the previous question.

  • Families or clients

  • Youth in foster care (current or former)

  • Staff who report directly to me

  • Colleagues

  • Community-based service providers

  • Legal professionals in my community

  • I do not plan to share the information; I plan to use it to increase my own knowledge or understanding or for my own professional development.

  • Other (Please describe in the text box below.) _____________________________________________





12. The following tools and resources are available to help you and your organization or agency promote National Adoption Month. Please select the tools you and your organization or agency have used or intend to use to promote National Adoption Month. Then, please describe how you have used or intend to use these items in the text box. Select all that apply.

  • Shareable graphics (Please explain in the text box below.) ___________

  • Outreach toolkit (Please explain in the text box below.) ___________

  • Sample social media posts (Please explain in the text box below.) ___________

  • Sample email messages (Please explain in the text box below.) ___________

  • Sample Federal, State, and local proclamations (Please explain in the text box below.) ___________



13. Do you have any additional comments or suggestions about the National Adoption Month campaign webpage?

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