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Hi, I am a third year Psychology and Counselling student at Teesside University. I am currently writing my dissertation which aims to assess why people with Mental Health problems use self-help blogs and forums. 

I will be using this Mental Health Subreddit to collect data for my dissertation, and I am wanting to recruit people who use this thread to be participants. Participation is completely optional. If you wish to take part, please email S6015890@tees.ac.uk to receive the information sheet and the consent form which will need to be completed and sent back electronically. 

To take part in this study, participants will be asked to write a piece around why they use mental health self-help forums or blogs. It will need to include why they are used, how/if they are helpful/unhelpful, whether it is used for support (either for yourself or others), is it for sharing experiences etc. Any other information you feel relevant is also welcome and encouraged. This response can either be emailed to S6015890@tees.ac.uk or replied to in this thread, whichever you prefer. 

All data collected will remain fully confidential, no personal details such as your name/age will be used; pseudonyms will be used to ensure confidentiality. Participants must be over 18 to take part, and must not be currently experiencing any mental health issues (you must be in recovery/recovered). 

This data will be used for the purpose of this dissertation only, and will not be published in any journals. There are no sponsors in relation to this research. 

Thank you for reading and I hope to hear from you soon. 

Hannah Scott
S6015890@tees.ac.uk