Table 1:
Survey items and responses (n[%])a
| Depression screening in schools | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Definitely yes | Probably yes | Probably no | Definitely no | |
| Do you think your son/daughter’s school should screen all students for depression? (n=766) | 204 (28.6) | 330 (41.9) | 179 (22.4) | 53 (7.1) |
| At what grade level should schools begin? (n=761) | 6th | 336 (46.7) | ||
| 7th | 121 (15.1) | |||
| 8th | 73 (8.7) | |||
| 9th | 70 (9.2) | |||
| 10th | 20 (2.7) | |||
| 11th | 8 (1.2) | |||
| 12th | 4 (0.5) | |||
| None- should not be done | 129 (15.9) | |||
| Yes | No | Student should decide | Not sure | |
| If a screening shows that a student (of any age) has signs of depression, should that student’s parents be informed? (n=760) | 710 (93.2) | 4 (0.5) | 21 (2.9) | 25 (3.4) |
| Yes | No | Don’t know | ||
| Do your son/daughter’s school currently provide mental health services for students? (n=765) | 241 (29.7) | 172 (23.1) | 352 (47.3) | |
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The number of respondents provided is unweighted while percentages were calculated using sample survey weights