Adolescent health brief: Mental Health of Young People in the United States: What Role Can the Internet Play in Reducing Stigma and Promoting Help Seeking?

Adolescent health brief: Mental Health of Young People in the United States: What Role Can the Internet Play in Reducing Stigma and Promoting Help Seeking?

One third of young Americans experience mental health difficulties, often without seeking help. More than 90% use the Internet. Reach Out (www.reachout.com.au), an Australian Internet-based service, is discussed in relation to the role it could play in reducing stigma and increasing help seeking in...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of adolescent health 2009-07, Vol.45 (1), p.95-97
Hauptverfasser: Burns, Jane M, Durkin, Lauren A, Nicholas, Jonathan
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescents
American people
Health promotion
Internet
Mental health
Stigmatization
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Zusammenfassung:One third of young Americans experience mental health difficulties, often without seeking help. More than 90% use the Internet. Reach Out (www.reachout.com.au), an Australian Internet-based service, is discussed in relation to the role it could play in reducing stigma and increasing help seeking in young Americans aged 16-25 years. [Copyright The Society for Adolescent Medicine; published by Elsevier Inc.]
ISSN:1054-139X
DOI:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.12.006