Table 2.

Distribution of content of initial message and first maltreatment disclosure (N=244).

Theme		n (%)	Example quote
Initial message
	Disclosure of abuse	108 (44.3)	“My dads abusing me and I have no escape”
	Family issues	33 (13.5)	“I dont want to be with my family no more im tired of being in this family”
	Suicide/self-harm	25 (10.2)	“i feel extremely alone and I honestly want to die”
	General support-seeking	15 (6.1)	“I need someone to talk to”
	Limited information	15 (6.1)	“A lot of things”
	Other mental health	5 (2.0)	“Just really depressed is all”
	Running away	5 (2.0)	“i am thinking about running away. i think i will run away...”
	Other	38 (15.6)	“I want to stop being hurt”
First maltreatment disclosure
	Description of event consistent with abuse	119 (48.8)	“touched me in a place I didn’t want to be touched”
	Abuse	99 (40.6)	“my parents are abusive”
	Other definite language	16 (6.6)	“father rapes me...”
	Other	6 (2.5)	“my mom enjoys punishing me”
	No identifiable child maltreatment disclosure	4 (1.6)	N/Aa

^aN/A: not applicable.