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Source: ONE News
Young people in Britain turn to the internet to look for help
with personal problems rather than seek advice from their parents
or friends, according to a survey released.
Nine-tenths of the 1,000 under 25s told the survey for national
free helpline Get Connected that they had used the web to search
for help in solving a personal problem.
Only one third said they would turn to their mother to discuss a
problem, while just one in 20 would speak to their father.
Half said they would be likely to speak to a friend.
The poll, carried out by Maximiles Surveys also showed that more
than half of young people who turned to the internet to search for
help with a problem said that the online information actually made
them more worried than they were before.
"As a society we have become increasingly reliant on the internet
as a first point of reference for a lot of information, and it is
crucial that we make Britain's young people aware of exactly where
they can turn to for dependable information and support," said
Andrew McKnight, Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Get
Connected.
