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Our path, year by year.

What we have published, what we were awarded, what the press has said, and the conversations where we share what we have learned.

The Lancet Global Health
2026 · 33 min

Alejandra Paniagua-Ávila on implementing mental-health interventions in Indigenous communities

The Lancet Global Health in conversation with · January 7, 2026

A 33-minute conversation with The Lancet about equity in implementation research with Indigenous populations in Guatemala, qualitative methods, and community partnership.

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SSM — Mental Health
SSM — Mental Health
Paper
2025

Exploring perceptions of psychosis and its recovery in Santiago Atitlán

Paniagua-Ávila A., Pieters Arroyo M., Sapalú D., et al.

A participatory study of how psychosis is understood and lived in Santiago Atitlán.

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Soy502
2025

The scientist who honors Guatemala with her work

Soy502 · Feature 2025

Hospital Esperanza
2025

Galardón Esperanza

First edition of the Galardón Esperanza

Hospital Esperanza recognizes projects that transform health in Guatemala. Coverage in Soy502 and Guatemala.com.

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Luis Von Ahn Foundation
2025

Luis von Ahn Visionary Award 2025

Recognition of leaders transforming the country

The Luis Von Ahn Foundation recognizes the team's work in community mental health.

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OWSD – Elsevier Foundation
2025

OWSD–Elsevier Foundation Award 2025

Alejandra Paniagua-Ávila

International recognition of women scientists in global mental-health research.

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Prensa Libre
2024

The Guatemalan who fights against the neglect of mental health and brings hope to forgotten lands

Prensa Libre · Vida

Conversation with TanGente on YouTube
TanGente · YouTube
2024

We talk about our work with communities and mental health

Conversation with TanGente

Dissertation · 326 pp.
Doctoral dissertation · Columbia University
Paper
2023

Implementing integrated mental-health models in rural Guatemala

Alejandra Paniagua-Ávila

Implementation plan for integrating mental health into primary care in rural areas, with a focus on Santiago Atitlán.

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Columbia / WHO · USA
Ongoing

Funding program for global mental-health research

Council on Global Mental Health · Columbia University & WHO

A program that supports global mental-health research and enables continued work in Guatemala.

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