1 A systematic review exploring how young people use online forums for support around mental health issues Terry Hanley - Senior Lecturer in Counselling Psychology, University of Manchester Ellen Wilkinson Building, Manchester. M13 9PL - 01612758815 Terry.hanley@manchester.ac.uk Julie Prescott Reader In Psychology, University of Bolton School of Education and Psychology: University of Bolton: Bolton: BL3 5AB: 01204 903676 J.Prescott@bolton.ac.uk Katalin Ujhelyi Gomez Research Assistant, University of Bolton School of Education and Psychology: University of Bolton: Bolton: BL3 5AB: 01204 903676 KZU1HSS@bolton.ac.uk Funding: This study was funded by the University of Bolton Jenkinson Fund (no allocated number). Conflict of Interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. Word Count: 5,530 (not including tables, references or abstract) Correspondence: Terry Hanley Senior Lecturer in Counselling Psychology Manchester Institute of Education Ellen Wilkinson Building The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL tel +44(0)161 275 5815 terry.hanley@manchester.ac.uk brought to you by CORE View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk provided by University of Bolton Institutional Repository (UBIR)