A 2023 survey conducted among young people in the United States found that nearly eight out of ten respondents talked about their mental health and emotions. Over half of those who spoke about their mental health did so with their friends, while around 37 percent discussed the issue with their parents or guardians. This statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. youth who talked to select people about their mental health or emotions in the past year as of 2023.
Percentage of U.S. youth who talked to select people about their mental health or emotions in the past year as of 2023
The question was phrased by the source as follows: "In the past year, which of the following people or groups, if any, did you talk to about your emotions/mental health?"
The source does not provide any information regarding percentage points exceeding 100 percent.
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BCBS (Blue Shield of California). (August 3, 2023). Percentage of U.S. youth who talked to select people about their mental health or emotions in the past year as of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412842/share-of-us-youth-who-talked-about-their-mental-health-select-people/
BCBS (Blue Shield of California). "Percentage of U.S. youth who talked to select people about their mental health or emotions in the past year as of 2023." Chart. August 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412842/share-of-us-youth-who-talked-about-their-mental-health-select-people/
BCBS (Blue Shield of California). (2023). Percentage of U.S. youth who talked to select people about their mental health or emotions in the past year as of 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412842/share-of-us-youth-who-talked-about-their-mental-health-select-people/
BCBS (Blue Shield of California). "Percentage of U.S. Youth Who Talked to Select People about Their Mental Health or Emotions in The past Year as of 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412842/share-of-us-youth-who-talked-about-their-mental-health-select-people/
BCBS (Blue Shield of California), Percentage of U.S. youth who talked to select people about their mental health or emotions in the past year as of 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412842/share-of-us-youth-who-talked-about-their-mental-health-select-people/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. youth who talked to select people about their mental health or emotions in the past year as of 2023 [Graph], BCBS (Blue Shield of California), August 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412842/share-of-us-youth-who-talked-about-their-mental-health-select-people/