Help-Seeking Behaviors of Transition-Aged Youth for Mental Health Concerns: Qualitative Study

Chelsea Stunden   ^{1, 2} , BSc, MPH ;   Julie Zasada   ^{2, 3} , BHSc, MPH ;   Nicole VanHeerwaarden   ^{2, 4} , BSc, MHI ;   Elisa Hollenberg   ² , MSW ;   Alexxa Abi-Jaoudé   ² , MPH ;   Gloria Chaim   ^{5, 6} , MSW, RSW ;   Kristin Cleverley   ^{5, 6, 7} , RN, PhD ;   Joanna Henderson   ^{5, 6} , PhD ;   Andrew Johnson   ² , BA ;   Andrea Levinson   ^{6, 8} , MD ;   Brian Lo   ^{2, 4, 9} , BHSc, MHI ;   Janine Robb   ⁸ , BScN, MSc ;   Jenny Shi   ² , BSc, MPH ;   Aristotle Voineskos   ^{6, 10} , PhD, MD ;   David Wiljer   ^{2, 4, 6, 11} , PhD

¹ School of Population and Public Health, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada

² Office of Education, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada

³ Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada

⁴ Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁵ Margaret and Wallace McCain Centre for Child, Youth & Family Mental Health, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁶ Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁷ Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁸ Health and Wellness, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁹ Information Management Group, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada

¹⁰ Slaight Family Centre for Youth in Transition, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada

¹¹ Education, Technology & Innovation, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada