Hi Lynne
Not strictly what you are asking for but we at Hope went through some challenges when acquiring the land for our TC to be, Hope Springs and are more than happy to share our experience in stakeholder engagement and how we addressed some community concerns and opposition
Best Monica - hope community services
Sent from my iPhone- Please excuse brevity and any spelling or grammatical errors.
> On 31 Mar 2016, at 9:26 PM, Lynne Magor-Blatch <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone -
>
> One of our Australian ACTA members is embarking upon a new social enterprise; a short
> stay, user pays residential facility for people in employment who wish to
> address non-complex mental health issues such as workplace burnout, anxiety
> and depression as well as substance misuse issues.
>
>
> To address concerns of neighbours near the intended site for the new
> facility, they are trying to obtain statistical data on the prevalence
> of behavioural safety issues for people who live near Therapeutic Communities.
>
> Many of us have been in the situation of having to address these issues, both in the establishment phase of the TC and as programs have developed and changed. I think we know that TCs make good and safe neighbours - but I am not aware of any work that has been done in this area.
>
> As there doesn't seem to be any solid statistical data/research on this
> issue, it would be greatly appreciated if fellow ACTA and EFTC members could provide
> any data/feedback they have from their own facility relating to any such
> incidents.
>
> Thanks for your help with this.
>
> Kind regards, Lynne
>
> Dr Lynne Magor-Blatch
> Executive Officer, ATCA
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