The Teton Behavioral Health Alliance (Alliance), an initiative of the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, contracted with Third Horizon to analyze community-wide survey data aimed at providing insight and feedback on the community’s perceptions of the mental health challenges of living in a rural mountain community, the sense of belonging and personal connectedness, and access to care when needed.
The Alliance partnered with the Katz Amsterdam Foundation to conduct the community-wide surveys. The first survey was conducted in the summer of 2021. A second iteration of the survey was completed in February 2024. Both surveys included two separate surveys administered to the Greater Teton Area’s community members and behavioral health providers.
This report aims to identify trends or changes between the two surveys, provide a communication vehicle to the general community and key constituents, and help inform strategic planning efforts in response to identified needs. It provides a summary of the behavioral health landscape in the United States, key findings from the community and provider surveys, and examination of health disparities, particularly among Latine/Spanish-speaking populations, and recommendations for community leaders to consider as it develops its strategic response to the findings.