[영문]This study addresses intentions to seek advice and help amongJewish and Arab youths in Israel. The sample included 805 Jewish,159 Moslem, 42 Christian, and 43 Druze youths. Two instrumentswere used: a demographic questionnaire and a questionnaire onhelp-seeking intentions. Results indicated that members of theethnic groups preferred using different sources for advice and help.Compared to Moslem and Druze youths, Jewish youths preferredto turn to fathers, siblings, school counselors, and social workers;Compared to Arab youths, Jewish youths expressed less intention toseek assistance from their mothers; and compared to Moslem youths,Jewish youths expressed more intention to apply to relatives, supervisors,and clergy than did Moslem youths. Druze youths weremore willing than Jews or Christians to ask for advice and helpfrom school counselors and social workers and more willing to askhelp from clergy than were Moslem youths. All four ethnic groupsexpressed a greater intention to seek help from informal rather thanformal sources of assistance. Significant gender differences werealso found. The implications of the findings for the developmentof appropriate services for different ethnic groups are discussed