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Table 1 Percentage of young people reporting each main influence by modality, gender and age group

From: Social influences on seeking help from mental health services, in-person and online, during adolescence and young adulthood

   

Main help-seeking influence

  

n

Me

Family

Friend

Partner

Health worker

School staff

Other

Centres

         

Female

12–14

3036

7.8

57.3

5.7

0.6

12.5

11.3

4.8

 

15–17

6339

13.4

40.4

8.3

2.5

16.8

12.4

6.2

 

18–20

4035

29.1

23.9

10.3

6.6

19.1

4.1

6.9

 

21–25

3316

41.2

15.5

9.8

7.7

18.8

0.9

6.1

Male

12–14

1742

6.0

69.0

3.3

0.6

8.3

8.3

4.5

 

15–17

3100

11.6

51.5

5.7

2.9

13.5

8.9

6.0

 

18–20

2585

25.5

33.1

7.2

8.0

14.0

3.2

8.9

 

21–25

2405

32.4

21.7

8.0

12.5

15.8

0.5

9.1

Total

 

26558

20.9

39.1

7.3

5.2

14.9

6.2

6.6

eheadspace

         

Female

12–14

840

64.9

4.8

13.7

0.5

7.3

6.0

2.9

 

15–17

2291

69.0

4.3

11.7

1.4

6.8

4.9

2.0

 

18–20

1358

73.8

3.4

10.0

3.3

6.3

1.4

1.8

 

21–25

1292

81.2

2.2

6.5

4.0

4.1

0.2

1.7

Male

12–14

100

67.4

10.5

9.5

1.1

5.3

5.3

1.1

 

15–17

395

65.2

4.0

12.7

3.4

8.2

4.7

1.8

 

18–20

345

73.9

2.5

9.9

6.2

6.5

0.6

0.3

 

21–25

404

76.7

4.2

9.3

4.0

3.7

0.5

1.6

Total

 

7025

71.5

4.5

10.4

3.0

6.0

3.0

1.7