Mental health issues still taboo for young people, study finds

MOST young people would not seek help if they had mental health problems, research has found.

The survey among 15- to 24-year-olds was carried out as part of an initiative by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI), the Samaritans and pharmaceutical company Lundbeck Ireland to mark World Mental Health Day today.

The Mind Yourselves mental health education campaign, aimed at students, involves supplying material encouraging positive mental health to student advisers in colleges around the country.