Fraser East/South 2008 McCreary statistics indicate that of those youth who seek help, the largest number (81%) turned to friends, followed not very closely by teachers (45%), and then doctors and nurses (29%), school counselors (26%), other school staff (19%), religious leaders (18%), youth workers (15%) and social workers (12%).
Youth generally found the help they received from these sources helpful, with friends feeling most effective (94%) and social workers least effective (40%).