Welcome to the AID4MH Lab!

We're super excited to have you on board with us (smile) Before you get started, here are some things to do/read so that you're fully up to speed with us!

1. Adding yourself to the Team page

Send Ethan Kim an email at ethan.kim@camh.ca with the following info:

  • A headshot picture of you!
  • Name:
  • Preferred name: 
  • Pronouns:
  • Short Bio:
  • Email:
  • Github (if you have one):
  • LinkedIn (if you have one):
  • Personal page (if you have one):

You should see the Team page updated with you, as well as on the AID4MH website!

2. Getting added to our communication channels

At AID4MH, we have 2 main ways of communicating:

  • Slack: used for more casual conversations/discussions and quick questions
  • Emails: used for more official lines of communication, such as conversations with collaborators.

If you're...

  • Not added to the KCNI Slack (chances are, you already are), contact Sophie at sophie.lafaille@camh.ca to be added to Slack.
  • Added to Slack but not the lab channel (aid4mh-lab): message Ethan on Slack, and he'll add you in.

3. Getting access to the KCNI computing stack

Before you can access any of the remote CAMH computing resources, you have to do 2 things:

  1. Get a CAMH account. This will usually be done through onboarding from CAMH, but ask Sophie if needed ASAP.
  2. Request for an SCC (Specialized Computing Cluster) account.

Once you have those two accounts (they're separate!), you can access those resources through one of two ways:

Accessing through remote.camh.ca - using your own personal machine

  1. Navigate to remote.camh.ca
  2. Select "Basic Access"
  3. Use your CAMH account for logging in.
    1. Network User name: your CAMH username
    2. Network Password: your CAMH password
  4. Select "Corporate"
  5. Select Google Chrome

Once you're in Google Chrome, you can navigate to your desired IDE/preferred language using the links below. These links will not work unless you're in the CAMH Google Chrome!!

Accessing natively through a CAMH-approved machine:

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Using the SCC

More detailed instructions on using the SCC can be found here. If you're still having trouble, ask someone in the lab to do a quick tutorial with you!

Tools or resources used at AID4MH

Here's a quick summary of what tool or resource is used for at AID4MH!

Code / Project Management

  • Github: Our code lives and breathes in Github. If it's not there, it doesn't exist.
  • Github Projects: For each specific project, it will have a Kanban Board set up. Tickets (things to work on) are created and kept track of in here!

Data Management / Access

  • Synapse: Storage and access of data that is not CAMH/KCNI-specific. Since it's quite easy to access/manage data on Synapse programatically, Synapse is preferred in most cases.
  • Google Drive: Storage and access of manuscripts/figures and non-sensitive data.
  • SCC: Storage and access of data that is CAMH/KCNI-specific.

Reading Library

  • Readcube: Library of papers that would be good to read/give reference to our projects.

Other Resources

  • Check the "Other Resources" tab, as that will be updated more frequently. It will contain resources for visualizations, illustrations, etc.