Items:

1. We work with families like our own to help the community understand our needs.
2. We usually ask for help when we need it.
3. We talk to others about ways to improve the community.
4. We do things with our neighbors to improve the neighborhood.
5. When our family is having a hard time, the community does not seem to notice.
6. People in the health care system do not feel our child is important.*
7. Our child hardly spends time with people outside our family.*
8. We participate in activities through a church or place of worship.
9. If we needed help from the school system, we know how to get it.
10. If we wanted to make a change in our child’s school we would know whom to talk to.
11.We work with others in the community to make it a good place to live.
12. The health care system is set up to work for us.
13. Our child’s health is important to this community.
14. As parents, we are contributing to the community’s well-being.

*Items reverse-coded during scoring

Response Options:
Strongly disagree - 1
Agree - 2
Neither agree, nor disagree - 3
Disagree - 4
Strongly agree - 5