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Table 3 Sources of help young men aged 16–24 years would suggest to a friend with a mental health problem

From: Young men’s attitudes and behaviour in relation to mental health and technology: implications for the development of online mental health services

 

n (%)

Very likely

Likely

Unlikely

Very unlikely

Don’t know

Family

104 (24.8)

162 (38.7)

81 (19.3)

54 (12.9)

18 (4.3)

Friends

173 (41.6)

187 (45.0)

36 (8.7)

13 (3.1)

7 (1.7)

Websites

53 (12.9)

114 (27.7)

154 (37.5)

76 (18.5)

14 (3.4)

Telephone helplines

47 (11.2)

96 (23.0)

146 (34.9)

113 (27.0)

16 (3.8)

Posters or pamphlets

20 (4.8)

62 (14.9)

182 (43.8)

137 (32.9)

15 (3.6)

Teacher

32 (7.7)

73 (17.6)

175 (42.3)

114 (27.5)

20 (4.8)

Doctor

106 (25.2)

176 (41.9)

80 (19.0)

44 (10.5)

14 (3.3)

Community centre

33 (8.0)

72 (17.4)

173 (41.8)

116 (28.0)

20 (4.8)

Trusted community member

29 (6.9)

93 (22.2)

166 (39.7)

114 (27.3)

16 (3.8)

Church leader

38 (9.1)

52 (12.5)

112 (26.9)

194 (46.5)

21 (5.0)

Counsellor

115 (27.5)

178 (42.6)

63 (15.1)

48 (11.5)

14 (3.3)

  1. Note. Percentages are given in parentheses. Due to some missing data, the total sample size for each source varied between 411 and 420.