Table 2.

Areas of inquiry and sample questions from adolescent interview topic guide

Area of questioning	Sample questions (probes)
Knowledge and understanding of anxiety and depression in young people	Can you tell me a bit about what you know about anxiety and depression? (Probe: how can you tell if someone your age has been experiencing anxiety and/or depression?)
Personal experience of identifying anxiety and/or depression	Last time we met I asked you lots of questions about how you’ve been feeling recently and you told me about your worries and/or low mood. To what extent do you perceive these feelings to be a problem for you? (Probe: what makes you think that this is (not) a problem?)
Help-seeking attitudes and knowledge about available help/support	Can you tell me a bit about what you know about available help/support for young people experiencing anxiety and/or depression? (Probe: would you know where to find help for experiencing anxiety and/or depression? Where would you go?)
Help-seeking/accessing experience and barriers/facilitators to help-seeking/accessing	Has anything stopped you from seeking help? (Probe: has anything or anyone helped you when trying to seek help?)