Table 2.

Interview guide (shown without prompts).

No.	Question
1	What does mental health mean to you?
2	How good or bad is your mental health today?
3	What is your personal experience with mental illness?
4	What initially prompted you to seek treatment for your mental health?
5	How long have you been seeing a psychiatrist, psychologist, or other mental health professional?
6	What has been your experience in seeking help for your mental health concerns?
7	What is your opinion on mental health services for young people?
8	What makes it easy for young people to seek support for mental health concerns?
9	What are the challenges that young people face in seeking support for mental health concerns?
10	What other means of support may young people be assessing?
11	What are the main needs of young people in terms of services?
12	What should services look like or encompass for emerging adults?
13	How likely are you to recommend these mental health services to a family member or friend around your age?
14	Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in the number of young people experiencing mental health concerns and expressing a need for mental health services. What do you make of this?
15	How does climate change impact on mental health?
16	Can you tell me what you know about mental health policies in Barbados?
17	What do you understand by the term ‘emerging adulthood?’
18	How do you view this phase of development impacting your mental health?
19	How might this phase of development impact on the mental health of other young people?