Group 9

Survey Questionnaire:

**Disclaimer
Your responses would be maintained as anonymous and your identity is not recorded.

1. Gender- M/F/don’t want to mention

2. Age- 16-18, 19-24, 25+

3. What do you feel are the common Mental Health problems for you and your peers?-
 Anxiety
 Stress
 Low self worth/Poor Body image
 Depression/low mood
 Anger Issues
 Loneliness
 Self harm
 Drugs and alcohol / substance abuse
 Violence/fighting at home
 Sexual assault
 Cyber Bullying
 Technology addiction
 Other (please specify)

4. What areas of life do you think impact mental health?

 Education related stress
 Relationships with family/friends
 Gender/Sexuality
 Body image/Self esteem
 Anxiety
 Depression
 Lack of sleep
 Drugs/alcohol/smoking
 Fear of the future/planning the future
 Bullying, including cyber bullying
 Overdependence/addiction to technology
 Social Media
 Other(s) - Please specify

5. Have you/your friend had any concerns about your/their mental health eg Stress,
anxiety, low mood, depression? - Yes, No

6. If yes, did you feel you had enough understanding and information on the problem?-
Yes, No

7. Who has supported you/your friend with mental health issues?-

 Teacher/Guide/Instructor/Professor
 Institute counsellor
 Friend
 Parent/Guardian
 Other adults
 Licensed Professionals
  I did not want support
 There was no support available

8. If you didn't get support but wish you could have, what sort would you have liked?-
 Private individual therapy
 A group program to share and learn
 A doctor
 Institute staff member
 Online counselling
 Email access to a therapist
 Friends/Family

9. Did you consider going to a counsellor? If yes, how did it help you? If no, why not?

10. Were you/friend hesitant in sharing mental health related issues, what were the possible
reasons behind them?
 Fear/Shame of being judged
 Unsure of whom to approach
 Felt the problem would go away itself
 Didn’t want to burden parents/friends
 Any other(s)

11. If someone you knew talked about their own mental health problems to you, what would
you do?
 Listen and talk things through with them
 Try to put it off and avoid them
 Explain that you don’t feel comfortable talking about these issues
 Wouldn’t want to talk but advise them to make use of the support facilities within
the campus
 Reaching out to the professionals/family on behalf of the friend

12. If you feel you want/need more education and support about mental health, what would
be your preferred mode of information?
 A professional giving a workshop at your institute
 Seeking out your own individual help
 Parents receiving information to get you individual help
 Confidentially asking the institute for resources
 Going to your doctor
 Online mental help assistance
 Your friends helping out
 Other (please specify)

13. Answer the questions below with your opinion/perception:

Agree Somewhat Not Somewhat Disagree
Agree sure disagree

Should people work out their own

mental health problems
Once you have a mental illness,
you have it for life

Females are more likely to have

mental health illness than men

Medication is the best treatment

for mental Illness

People with mental health illness

are generally violent and
dangerous

Adults are more likely to have

a mental illness

You can tell by looking at

someone whether they have
a mental illness

People with mental illness are

generally shy and quiet

Mental illness can happen to

anybody

You would be happy to have a

person with a mental illness
become a close friend