IMPACT-MH

Latest Update: March 12, 2026

Onboarding

Introduction to IMPACT-MH

A document that introduces the project, DCC and other essential information about IMPACT-MH.

Network Portal

A platform where new members can onboard, as well as access the member dashboard to view information about others in the project.

NDA Cheat Sheet

A document that details important information about the DCC and NDA in relation to IMPACT-MH. This is a helpful reference for all things NDA.

NDA Quiz

An onboarding quiz for new members to gauge their knowledge on the project and the NDA.

Tools

NDA Mapper

A comprehensive tool that allows people to search through the NDA’s database of data structures and data elements. User’s can find information related to each data structure, and contribute by updating their categories and data types.

IMPACT-MH GitHub

A quick link to the IMPACT-MH GitHub. Please contact Josh Kenney (joshua.kenney@yale.edu) or Christian Horgan (christian.horgan@yale.edu) for access

wizaRdry R Package

A link to the wizaRdry GitHub repository.

Guidelines

AV Guidelines

Guidelines for research partners using Audio Visual data in IMPACT-MH

Clinical Characteristics

Details clinical characteristics within electronic health records (EHR data).

Drugs of Abuse

Guidelines that covers data structures and assessments within IMPACT-MH that capture information about drugs of abuse.

Medication Guidelines

Covers medication data in EHR and self reporting / interview data sources.

Missing Data Codes

Guidelines to help inform research partners about the use of missing data codes in datasets.

Publication Guidelines

The consortium-wide guidelines for writing publications within the IMPACT-MH project.

SDOH Guidelines

Fields that cover Social Determinants of Health for data collection

Instructions

GUID and Pseudo GUID Guide

An instruction manual that details creating and using Global Unique Identifiers within IMPACT-MH.

Preparing Modified Data Structures

A guide that details how to prepare modified data structures for review and submission to the DCC.

Preparing New Data Structures

A guide that details how to prepare new data structures for review and submission to the DCC

 

Sponsored Identity Guide

A informative guide on the Yale sponsored identity process. All data submitters will need an Yale account in order to submit data and access Yale servers.

Using GitHub and R

Step-by-step instructures for setting up GitHub, R, and RStudio

Using the Submission Portal

A guide that details how to use the various features of the submission portal, as well as a step-by-step walkthrough of submitting data.

wizaRdry Guide

A guide that details the setup and usage of the wizaRdry R package. This guide will walk through how to use wizaRdry to prepare submission templates for submission to the DCC.

Bulletin

Learn about what’s happening in the latest IMPACT-MH bulletin. Each month’s edition includes new resources, events, and other activity around the consortium.

REDCap Forms

Access pre-made data structure forms designed by the DCC for research partners to use in their REDCap instances.