Welcome to the Mental Health Platform!

We’re delighted to have you join the MHP, a collaborative initiative bringing together leading researchers, practitioners, and people with lived experience.

Collaboration Tools

The MHP uses Microsoft Teams and email as our primary method of collaboration and communication. 

Below, you'll find essential information to help you get started.

  • All members can access hub channels and the general channel.
  • Please review the Training, Values, and Collaboration folders upon joining.
  • To add new users (collaborators, PPIE, etc.), email the Coordinating Team with their details.

MHP uses Microsoft Teams as the main collaboration tool. If you have a work or school Microsoft account, please contact the MHP administrator to ensure you are added to the MHP Teams. 

Creating a Free Microsoft Account

If you don’t have a Microsoft account:

  1. Go to Microsoft's Sign-up Page.
  2. Click Create a free account.
  3. Follow the prompts to create a new account using your work or personal email.
  4. Once set up, notify the Coordinating Team to be added to the MHP Teams workspace.

General Channel

Contains:

  • Collaboration rules, contact details, templates, FAQs, and standard responses.
  • Leadership Team, PWLE, and Scientific Advisory Board meeting minutes.
  • Announcements and platform-wide discussions.

Hub Channels

Each hub shares:

  • Meeting minutes
  • Timelines
  • Presentations
  • Ethics documents
  • Other cross-hub materials

Uploading and Sharing Documents

To keep our documentation structured:

  1. Drafts: Keep working documents in the Draft Documents folder until approved.
  2. Approved Documents: Move completed documents to the relevant folder.
  3. Archived Documents: Once a document is no longer in use, move it to the archive.

How to Share a Document in Teams

  1. Upload the document to the relevant folder.
  2. Copy the document link.
  3. Paste the link into a post on the appropriate channel.
  4. Ensure editing permissions are enabled before sharing.