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The science behind Mentalth

A verifiable scientific track record: publications, events and ongoing projects. Choose a point on the timeline.

Developed with the support of a MinCiencias grant (Orquídeas: Mujeres en la Ciencia 2024, CTO 182-2024).

From young people’s mental health to AI agents

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Selected publications

Ordered by relevance to the product.

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  1. Most relevant to the productImproving mhGAP Implementation in LMICs Through Digital Technologies and Artificial Intelligence: The Case of Colombia.Journal of Technology in Behavioral ScienceDigital mental health and access · Pereira Morales, A. J., Rojas, L. H., Suarez, J., & Martínez López, G. · 2025
    View the article doi.org/10.1007/s41347-025-00561-8
  2. Redes integrales e integradas de salud mental de base digital: una propuesta de política para el sistema de salud colombiano.Revista Latinoamericana de Psiquiatría, 25(2)Digital mental health and access · Córdoba Sastoque, R. N., Rojas, L. H., Pereira Morales, A. J., Gómez, S., & Saavedra G., M. P. · 2026
    View the article doi.org/10.64979/revista.v25n2.06
  3. Substance use and suicide risk in a sample of young Colombian adults: An exploration of psychosocial factors.The American Journal on AddictionsSuicide risk and psychosocial factors · Pereira-Morales, A. J., Adan, A., Camargo, A., & Forero, D. A. · 2017
    View the article doi.org/10.1111/ajad.12552
  4. Network analysis of multiple risk factors for mental health in young Colombian adults.Journal of Mental HealthSuicide risk and psychosocial factors · Pereira Morales, A. J. · 2017
    View the article doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2017.1417568
  5. A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials for Behavioral Interventions Targeting Alcohol and Cannabis Use in Young Adults.Revista Colombiana de PsicologíaSubstance use: evidence and behavioral economics · Pereira-Morales, A. J., Redondo Mayorga, M. F., Ramírez-Cortázar, F., & Eslava-Schmalbach, J. H. · 2025
    View the article doi.org/10.15446/rcp.v34n2.113988
  6. Reducing alcohol and cannabis use risk in South American young adults: is behavioral economics an effective approach? Results from a randomized controlled pilot trial.Current PsychologySubstance use: evidence and behavioral economics · Pereira-Morales, A. J., Ramírez Cortázar, F., Redondo Mayorga, M. F., & Eslava-Schmalbach, J. H. · 2024
    View the article doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-06799-4
  7. Do alcohol and cannabis substitute or complement each other? Analysis from behavioral economics for formulating public policy on substance use in Colombia.Translational Behavioral MedicineSubstance use: evidence and behavioral economics · Pereira-Morales, A. J., & Eslava-Schmalbach, J. H. · 2022
    View the article doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibac038

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And we keep researching

Work under peer review and in development on artificial intelligence agents in mental health.

Under peer review

From Evidence to Automation: A Systematic Umbrella Review of Evidence-Based Psychological Interventions for Integration into AI Agents in Primary Care.

Under peer review

Benchmarking Large Language Models for Suicide Crisis Response: Clinical Performance and Cost–Quality Trade-offs in Low-Resource Settings.

In development

Sir George Bench: A model-agnostic, multi-turn safety benchmark for mental-health support agents.

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Events and presentations

Presenter at both: Dr. Angela Janeth Pereira Morales (ORCID 0000-0003-2151-0424).

Connections to Sustain Science in Latin America Symposium 2026

Organized by IANAS (InterAmerican Network of Academies of Sciences) with the U.S. National Academies, the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and FAPESP. August 25–27, 2026, state of São Paulo, Brazil.

Mentalth was selected to take part among nearly 600 applications from 25 countries. It presented analyses of AI model performance in suicidal ideation and risk scenarios, and of the cost–quality relationship for low-resource settings.

Congress “Transformación de la gestión de la salud mental en Colombia” (Transforming mental health management in Colombia)

Organized by ACESI and Fundasuperior. Bogotá, October 1–2, 2026.

Presentation: Implementación y evaluación de un sistema de Inteligencia Artificial alineado con el protocolo mhGAP (Implementation and evaluation of an Artificial Intelligence system aligned with the mhGAP protocol).

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Our impact

1,166
People
90
At suicide risk
7.7%
Prevalence
< 24 hrs
Re-contact in 100% of cases
100%
Follow-up with no lost cases
93%
Of those with suicidal ideation also had symptoms of depression or anxiety
> 70%
With four or more simultaneous emotional factors
33
Territories reached

Distribution by department

% of users

Bogotá D.C.26.2
Valle del Cauca13.9
Antioquia11.7
Cundinamarca8.6
Santander4.2
Boyacá4.1
Atlántico3.5
Nariño3.5
Tolima2.7
Meta2.4
Cauca2.4
Caldas2.3
Other 21 departments14.4

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