Incorporating the voice of young people in mental health research: reflections from three lived experience advisory panels in Latin America
The implementation of the LEAPs is an example of involving young Latin Americans with experiences of emotional distress in research. Future efforts should focus on overcoming structural limitations and fostering equitable collaboration, emphasising the need for youth perspectives in mental health research, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
Authors
- Liliana Hidalgo-Padilla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8451-7215)
- Catherine Fung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3220-6930)
- Daniela Ramirez-Meneses (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2900-2953)
- Natividad Olivar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4598-6865)
- Diliniya Stanislaus Sureshkumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2384-3321)
- Stefan Priebe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9864-3394)
- Carlos Gómez–Restrepo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9013-5384)
- Karen Ariza-Salazar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1083-1236)
- Luis Ignacio Brusco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1846-8686)
- José Miguel Uribe-Restrepo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4284-7886)
- Francisco Diez‐Canseco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7611-8190)
- Santiago César Lucchetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9445-1412)
Institutions
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (PE)
- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (CO)
- Universidad de Buenos Aires (AR)
- Hospital Universitario San Ignacio (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Research Involvement and Engagement
- Published
- 2025-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-025-00703-5
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82
Funders
- Medical Research Council