Table 3.
Sources of help young men aged 16–24 years would suggest to a friend with a mental health problem
|
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) |
Note. Percentages are given in parentheses. Due to some missing data, the total sample size for each source varied between 411 and 420.