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Introduction: There has been an increase globally in mental health problems amongst young people in the past decades. However, young people have also been shown to underutilize available healthcare resources. This led the World Health Organisation (WHO) to formulate guidelines in 2012 for youth-friendly health services (YFHSs) in order to cater to the needs of young people and increase youth participation in healthcare. There now exist numerous youth-friendly initiatives around the world, starting both before and after the publication of the WHO guidelines, offering treatment to young people with different types of mental health needs. It is important to further study if YFHSs can create person-centred treatment options for young people and if YFHSs manage to reach the underserved youth, where mental health concerns could be identified at an early stage and adequately treated, leading to positive health outcomes. Aim: To conduct a scoping review of research on YFHSs, as well as mental health status of adolescents and young adults attending these services, with the particular aim of identifying knowledge gaps and future directions of research. Methods: A scoping review of available research will be conducted with the help of information specialists. Databases such as PubMed, PsycINFO and Web of Science, as well as other sources of published articles and grey literature, will be searched. A study protocol with clearly defined research questions, population, concept and context (PCC)-statements as well as inclusion and exclusion criteria will be established a priori, and abstracts will be screened independently by collaborators in the project in order to achieve an unbiased synthesis of available research. Conclusions: The present scoping review will create an overview of the available research concerning YFHSs and the mental health of youth using these services. Such a review may give valuable directions for future research into person-centred youth services.