Table 4.

Perspectives of Surveyed Youth on the Perceived Utility of OMHPSFs.

Sl. No.	Utility	High*		Low*
		Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
1	For receiving relevant factual information on an issue	117	82.9	24	17.02
2	For receiving emotional comfort and support about one’s experience, which is difficult to share face-to-face	120	85.1	21	14.8
3	For gaining a fresh perspective from others of similar age on how to handle a situation	126	89.3	15	10.6
4	For getting suggestions and advice	116	82.2	25	17.7
5	For finding out whether others of my age have had similar experiences and how they deal with it	127	90.07	14	9.9
6	For getting feedback from persons of my age about my ideas on dealing with a stressful situation	115	81.5	26	18.4

*Responses “Very useful” and “Somewhat useful” were grouped as “High utility,” and responses “A little useful” and “Not useful” were grouped as “Low utility” in terms of how useful an online peer support forum may be perceived for various purposes listed.

OMHPSF, Online Mental Health Peer Support Forum.