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Children and Youth Ministry after Trauma Survey
Welcome! Thank you for participating in this survey. Your answers help to document trauma events that occur among congregations. This data is useful for ministers, practitioners, and scholars who seek to learn about congregational trauma, who value pastoral resilience, and are working to grow congregations beyond disaster.
This voluntary survey will take about 15 minutes to complete and is intended to be completed by ministers who oversee and are responsible for children or youth programs. It focuses mainly on a primary incident of trauma and the children's group, youth group, and congregation's demographics and care practices during and after a trauma incident. It is not intended to assess cases of chronic traumatic stress due to ongoing violence.
If you oversee both children and youth programs, kindly complete this survey twice, with one time being focused on the children's ministry program and another time focused on the youth ministry program.
Thank you for participating in this survey!
What is the name of your congregation?
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Are you participating in this survey in reference to a children's ministry program or a youth ministry program? If both, please choose one and then complete the survey again for the other.
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Children's Ministry
Youth Ministry
How many adult leaders minister with you?
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1 - 5
5 - 10
10 +
With what denomination is your children's or youth ministry affiliated? (Listed Alphabetically)
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Adventist
Anabaptist
Anglican / Episcopal
Baptist
Buddhist
Catholic
Congregational
Covenant
Hindu
Jewish
Lutheran
Methodist
Mormon
Muslim
Orthodox
Pentecostal
Presbyterian
Protestant, Non-denominational
Reformed Church
Sikh
Other
Beyond general affiliation, please specify: (i.e., Jewish Reformed, Southern Baptist, Orthodox Presbyterian, etc.)
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What size is the membership of your program?
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less than 10 children or youth
10 - 25 children or youth
25 - 50 children or youth
50 - 100 children or youth
100+ children or youth
What trauma incident occurred most recently or was most impacting?
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Natural storm (hurricane, tornado, earthquake, natural fire, etc.)
Human-caused destruction (i.e., arson, etc.)
Human-caused violence (i.e., shooting, bombing, suicide, physical abuse, etc.)
Industrial accident
Sexual Misconduct or Abuse
Other
If Other please specify:
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What year did the incident occur?
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Have any other trauma incidents occurred in the life of the congregation or the community within five years of this primary event?
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Yes
No
If yes, how many?
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two
three
more than three
If the primary incident was human-caused, were any congregation leaders or members involved in causing the incident?
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Not applicable (because the incident was a natural event or industrial accident)
Yes
No
Where did the incident begin or primarily occur?
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within the congregation
in the community
In response and relation to the incident, did any of the following change? Check all that apply.
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Program vision
Program activities
Membership decreased
Membership increased
Program leadership, adult leaders left
Program leadership, gained new adult leaders
Care practices
Other
None
If Other please specify:
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What is your leadership role with the program?
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Solo Minister / Faith Leader
Associate Minister / Faith Leader
Director of Children, Youth, and/or Families
Elder or Deacon
Volunteer Leader
Other
If Other please specify:
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What is your age?
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21 - 30
31 - 40
41 - 50
51 - 60
61 - 70
Over 70
What is your gender?
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Male
Female
In what state is your congregation located?
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Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
What is the setting of your congregation?
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rural
small town
suburban
urban
Which ethnicity best describes your congregation?
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African American
Canadian American / Caucasian
Central or South American
Cuban American
European American / Caucasian
Indian American
Japanese American
Korean American
Mexican American
Middle Eastern American
Native American
Pacific Island American
Puerto Rican American
Russian American
Spanish American
Taiwanese American
Multi-Ethnic
Other
If Multi-Ethnic or Other please specify:
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Are any of the members (children, youth, volunteer leaders, or staff) of your program direct survivors of the incident?
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Yes
No
What care did your congregation or program receive? Check all that apply.
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National denomination response
Regional denomination response
Local mental health professional response
Local non-profit disaster response (i.e., Red Cross, VOAD, etc.)
Other
None
If Other please specify:
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What care did your congregation or program leaders conduct?
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pastoral care / visitation / counseling
parent / children / youth information or education meetings
prayer vigils / services
services of lament or healing
memorial services
deacon ministries
Stephen ministries
financial assistance for mental/physical health care
participating in building and restoration projects
other
none
If Other please specify:
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Please describe the most useful or helpful practices that your group conducted or received that encouraged healing and growth following the trauma incident.
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Thank you for participating in this survey. By clicking "submit" your survey will be complete.
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