title: Mental health of young people in the United States: what role can the internet play in reducing stigma and promoting help seeking?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: The Inspire Foundation, ORYGEN Youth Health Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, Melbourne University, 35 Poplar Rd, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia. jane@inspire.org.au
authors.forename: Jane M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: Lauren A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Durkin
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nicholas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D013240:Stereotyping; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult