# Eight-in-ten Americans think people with depression need help to feel better

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/health/most-americans-say-depression-requires-help-to-improve/

> Indexed question in Health.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Feb. 28 to March 6, 2025, 80% of Americans agreed that seeking help is needed for people with depression to feel better. This includes 41% who strongly agree, 25% who moderately agree, and 14% who slightly agree.

About one in eleven disagreed (9%), with 3% who strongly disagree, 3% who slightly disagree, and 2% who moderately disagree. Another 11% were neutral.

## Topline

To what extent do you disagree or agree that seeking help for depression is needed for people with depression to feel better?

80% of Americans say seeking help is needed for people with depression.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Strongly agree: 40.5%
- Moderately agree: 25.4%
- Slightly agree: 14.1%
- Neither disagree nor agree: 11.2%
- Strongly disagree: 3.5%
- Slightly disagree: 3.2%
- Moderately disagree: 2.2%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2025-02-28 → 2025-03-06
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: health
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#importance-of-seeking-help-for-depression-variable-health_6](https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#importance-of-seeking-help-for-depression-variable-health_6)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2025-010, fielded February 28-March 6, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#importance-of-seeking-help-for-depression-variable-health_6](https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#importance-of-seeking-help-for-depression-variable-health_6)