Table 1.

Professional background and personal experience of the study sample (N=36).

Interviewee	Professional background and personal experience	Sample, n (nfemale, nmale)	Interview, n (nsingle, ntandem)
Experts	School social workers Liaison teachers Staff from crisis counseling centers University psychologist Grief counselor Managing director of a professional self-help app for depression Staff of the regional health care system	23 (20, 3)	21 (19, 2)
Peers	AYAa	9 (6, 3)	7 (5, 2)
Target group	AYA who were diagnosed with a mental illness AYA with suicidal ideation or past suicide attempt	4 (2, 2)	4 (4, 0)
Total	N/Ab	36 (28, 8)	32 (28, 4)

^aAYA: adolescents and young adults.

^bN/A: Not applicable.