Thursday, October 2
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Holton Hall, room 380
(2442 E. Hartford Ave.)
Free and open to the public
Hybrid event: register for in-person or zoom attendance at this link

Salud mental en comunidad: a roundtable with Latin American Women Science Researchers

CLACS is delighted to partner with UW-Milwaukee’s mhSEVA lab (Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences) for a 3-talk Global Mental Health Talk Series this fall in honor of Latine Heritage Month.

This three-part Global Mental Health Talk Series brings to spotlight innovative approaches to community mental health in Latin America, led by women researchers and professionals committed to social transformation. This colloquium series will explore mental health interventions with displaced and refugee populations, collective care models, and the integration of mental health into community and primary care. Presentations will emphasize participatory, gender-responsive strategies grounded in lived experience, action research, and collaboration.

In this second event we are joined by three impressive women physicians who will share about their professional experiences and identify common themes across their work.

Andrea Verónica Armijos Navarro served as the National Coordinator
of the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Program at
HIAS-Ecuador. Her clinical and fieldwork spans multiple countries
and includes direct support to children, refugees, women survivors
of violence, and populations affected by humanitarian crises and
natural disasters.

Dra. Marcela Inés Freytes Frey is an Argentine psychologist,
educator, and leading expert in community mental health. Her career
spans clinical work, expressive therapies, public health leadership,
and academic program development, with a consistent focus on
intersectoral collaboration and locally grounded engagement.

Dr. Alejandra Paniagua-Ávila is a Guatemalan physician and public
health researcher, currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychiatric
Epidemiology at Columbia University. With over a decade of
experience in global mental health, Dr. Paniagua-Ávila’s work centers
on health equity, implementation science, and culturally grounded
mental health interventions in Latin America.

This event will be in English and/or with English interpretation, with refreshments provided. Cosponsored by the Nagy lab at UW-Milwaukee (Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences).

Note: registration QR code leads to our third and final event in the series, taking place on October 9. To register for the October 2 round table, click here.