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The purpose of this paper is to gain first insight into factors which might be associated with exposure to internet‐delivered interventions.

Semi‐structured focus group interviews were conducted with five groups of Dutch adolescents (n=54), aged 12‐17 years. Several aspects of exposure: a first visit; staying long enough actually to use and process the information; and revisiting the intervention, were explored.

Several factors that are likely to improve exposure to internet‐delivered interventions were identified, such as the use of “word of mouth” marketing, comparison of own behaviour with friends and the use of reminders.

Focus group interviews are only a first step in the generation of ideas and opinions. A next step would be to conduct observational, experimental and longitudinal studies to test if and how these factors improve exposure to internet‐delivered interventions.

This paper is a useful source for those developing internet‐delivered interventions who want to improve exposure rates to their interventions.

The results of this exploration serve as an important first step to gain more insight into factors that improve exposure to internet‐delivered interventions.

The purpose of this paper is to examine the needs and views of adolescents regarding the development of online support for mental health problems.

Semi‐structured qualitative focus group interviews were conducted with ten groups of Dutch adolescents (n=106), aged 12‐19 years, from four urban secondary schools offering different levels of education in the Southeastern part of The Netherlands. Interviews were verbally transcribed and analysed with Nvivo, using a classification based on the research questions.

The participants reported that they searched on the internet to get information or help for some mental health problems. They also expressed the need for a youth healthcare website offering information, self‐tests and anonymous help. They had different ideas about the layout of such a website, which were related to their educational level. Reliability of such a website was an important issue.

Adolescents reported a distinct need for online information and help for mental health problems. Youth healthcare organisations could meet this need by creating an innovative additional assistance method. These organisations should cooperate with website developers, taking into account that adolescents with different levels of education have different preferences regarding the interventions for online information and help.

This paper provides a conclusive examination of the needs and views of adolescents regarding development of online support for mental health problems.

During plasma disruption events in tokamaks, a large amount of magnetic energy is associated to the transfer of plasma current in eddy currents into the passive structures. In the paper, the influence of the in‐vessel design, in terms of magnetic shielding and electrical insulation, on the magnitude and the flow pattern of the eddy currents is investigated.