MindBank is a paid, trauma-informed platform where survivors share insight that helps organizations do better work. Your story stays yours. Your time is compensated. Your safety comes first.
MindBank is a platform for survivors and people with lived experience to share that understanding — as insight, as need, as gap — with the organizations whose work depends on getting it right.
This is not extractive research. Every contributor is paid for their time and expertise. Every contribution is voluntary, granular, and revocable. We don't ask survivors to recount what happened to them — we ask what they learned from it, and what they wish someone had known.
Our partners — non-profits, healthcare providers, government, researchers, and educators — use that learning to redesign programs, train staff, inform policy, and stop making the mistakes that lived experience would have flagged years ago.
A short form — your name, where you're based, and a rough sense of what you'd like to speak from. No story details required at this stage.
A licensed clinical reviewer reaches out within 5 business days for a paid 30-minute intake conversation — to walk through the platform, answer questions, and confirm participation feels right for you.
You choose what to share, how it can be used, and who can use it. You can change any of these terms later. Compensation is committed at invitation, not contingent on what you write.
Lived experience is professional knowledge. You're compensated for engagement, not contingent on whether your insight is published.
You decide who, if anyone, sees what you write. Consent is granular, revocable, and retroactive — change your mind anytime.
The default option is anonymous — no name attached, no identifying details. Other identity preferences are opt-in, not opt-out.
Every prompt is skippable. Every section can be paused. Trauma-informed clinical support and crisis resources are available throughout.
A guided walkthrough of the full contributor journey — from applying, through your paid intake conversation, to choosing exactly how your insight gets used. About 5 minutes to click through.
Start the walkthrough →A short application — your name, where you're based, and a rough sense of what you'd like to speak from. A licensed clinical reviewer will be in touch within 5 business days to schedule a paid intake conversation.
Apply to contribute →ElevateHER is a Nova Scotia–based organization working at the intersection of clinical care, lived experience, and systemic advocacy — building the infrastructure that lets mental health services actually meet the people they're meant to serve. MindBank is one part of that infrastructure.
Learn more about ElevateHER →MindBank is in pilot. Some pages are illustrative previews of features still in development — those are clearly marked. The application form above goes to a real, secure intake queue.