Brannelly, TTrenoweth, STuck, J2022-06-162022-06-162022-01-012022-01-01Mental Health and Social Inclusion, https://doi.org/10.1108/MHSI-04-2022-00192042-8308https://hdl.handle.net/10292/15232Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present the findings of a discussion between people who use crisis services and academics about the development of a mental health digital technology app. Design/methodology/approach: The approach is underpinned by participatory methods that centralise the voice of lived experience in the development or delivery of mental health responses. Findings: The people who contributed to the conversation identified that the app may reflect a recovery approach to mental health whilst also supporting self-management. The app design was a central repository with links to other apps for self-monitoring or interventions. Originality/value: The app was designed with people with lived experience with an explicit aim to understand what people with lived experience would want from a mental health digital technology.Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2022. Authors retain the right to place his/her pre-publication version of the work on a personal website or institutional repository for non commercial purposes. The definitive version was published in (see Citation). The original publication is available at www.emeraldinsight.com (see Publisher’s Version).Mental health digital technology; Lived experience; Consultation; App development; Recovery; Self-managementJournal ArticleOpenAccess10.1108/MHSI-04-2022-0019