eMental health experiences and expectations: a survey of youths' Web-based resource preferences in Canada.
Felicia M WetterlinMarissa Y MarErika K NeilsonGregory R WerkerReinhard Michael KrauszPublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2014)
The findings suggest that despite interest in these tools, current eMental Health resources either do not meet the needs of or are not widely accessed by youth with mental health problems. In order to improve access to these resources for Canadian youth, Web-based platforms should provide information about mental health problems, support for these problems (peer and professional), and information about resources (self-help as well as ability to locate nearby resources), while protecting the privacy of the user. These findings will not only assist in the development of new mental health platforms but may also help improve existing ones.