Reachout.com: The role of an online service for promoting help-seeking in young people

Advances in Mental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-51

  Collin, Philippa J ^a,e   Metcalf, Atari T ^b   Stephens Reicher, Justine C ^b,d   Blanchard, Michelle E ^b,c,e   Herrman, Helen E ^c,e   Rahilly, Kitty ^b   Burns, Jane M ^b,c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Inspire Foundation   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e Technology and Wellbeing   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gateway service; Help seeking; Internet; Intervention; Mental health; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862875666     PISSN: 18387357     EISSN: 18374905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jamh.2011.10.1.39     Document Type: Article

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