Ghana's mental health care system has some challenges and this is evident in the behavioral health challenges faced by the youth today with grave consequences such as severe mental illness and suicide. The following questionnaire is a survey to assess the behavioral health needs of Ghanaian youth including possible risk factors and gaps in services. Any information obtained is strictly confidential. This survey will take approximately 2 minutes to complete. Please answer all questions.
What is your gender
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Please estimate your entire family income
Which of the following best describes where you live
During the past 6 months, did you ever feel so sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more in a row that you stopped doing some usual activities?
During the past 6 months, did you ever seriously consider attempting suicide?

How often are you in stressful situations?

How often do you see your friends experience stressful situations?

How often do you cope with stress on your own?

How often do your friends cope with stress on their own?

The following are stressors that affect mental health. Select the ones that affect you most based on how frequently you experience them. Select all that apply:

The following are stressors that affect mental health. Select the ones that affect your friends most based on how frequently they experience them. Select all that apply:
The following are ways people reduce or deal with stress that affect their mental health. Select the ones you often use to reduce or deal with your stress based on what you use frequently. Select all that apply
The following are ways people reduce or deal with stress that affect their mental health. Select the ones your friends often use to reduce or deal with their stress based on what they use frequently. Select all that apply

Would you be willing to speak to a counselor or psychologist when you are experiencing stress that is affecting your mental health

Which of the following people would you be comfortable talking to, when you are experiencing a high level of stress that is affecting your mental health. Select all that you would be willing to talk to.

Which of the following people do you think your friends would be comfortable talking to, when they are experiencing high level of stress that is affecting their mental health? Select all that you know of:
Do you have any counselling service in your school or workplace?
Do you have any counselling service in your neighborhood?