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PAGE 97 <br />First Responders Interview Guide <br />Tri-Valley First Responders Facilitators Guide <br />Hi! Thank you for joining us today and taking the time to meet with us. My name is <br />_______ and this is my colleague _______. We are team members from JSI, a <br />public health research and consulting firm, helping the Tri-Valley to conduct a <br />needs assessment to better understand the strengths and needs of your community <br />in regards to health and human services. As first responders, we understand that <br />you’re often some of the first people to interact with community members in crisis <br />situations, so we’re interested in learning about what needs you’re seeing in the <br />community and what resources you and your department/organization would need <br />to connect people with service providers. <br />____ and I will be facilitating the interview today and we will also be taking notes. <br />The session will also be recorded, so we can make sure we do not miss any of your <br />thoughts but your responses will remain anonymous. <br />The goals of our discussion today are to learn more about your experiences working <br />as First Responders in the Tri-Valley, learn more about your communities’ strengths <br />and challenges, organizational needs, partnerships, and recommendations. <br />This interview is scheduled to last about an hour. The questions are split into five <br />sections, so we plan on sending about ten minutes per section, but we can certainly <br />be flexible during the hour. <br />Participation is voluntary. If you prefer to not answer a question, that is okay. We will <br />not be identifying you personally in any of our findings. We will only summarize <br />themes from the interview. In our report, we may reference a comment you made, <br />but we will refer to you as an “interviewee” or “key informant” and will not share any <br />identifying information. Also, please ask questions or let us know if you don’t <br />understand something, or if something that we said is bothering you in any way. <br />Facilitator 1:Does anyone have any questions before we start? <br />Great! Now we can get started with the discussion. We will now start the recording. <br />EASTERN ALAMEDA COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES NEEDS ASSESSMENTSS Page 155 of 554