• Forty percent of Canadians get help

  Results of the the Canadian Community Health Survey showed that 40% of Canadians with mental health problems report using health services for their mental health over the course of their lifetime.

  Source: Lesage, A., Vasiliadis, H. M., Gagné, M. A., Dudgeon, S., Kasman, N., Hay, C. Prevelance of mental illnesses and related service utilization in Canada: An analysis of the Canadian Community Health Survey. Mississauga, ON: Canadian Collaborative Mental Health Initiative; January 2006. Available at: www.ccmhi.ca

• Barriers to help seeking in youth.

  Young people perceived stigma and embarrassment, problems recognising symptoms (poor mental health literacy), and a preference for self-reliance as the most important barriers to help-seeking.

  Source: Amelia Gulliver*, Kathleen M Griffiths, Helen Christensen. (2010). Perceived barriers and facilitators to mental health help-seeking in young people: a systematic review. BMC Psychiatry 2010, 10:113