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Part of the International Long-Term Care Policy Network (ILPN)

 

Sara Ardila-Gómez

Researcher, CONICET (National Council of Scientific and Technical Research), ARGENTINA

Sara Ardila-Gómez

Researcher and lecturer with over 20 years of experience in health systems and services, specializing in the generation and use of evidence to inform mental health public policies in Latin America.

Proven track record in the design, implementation, and evaluation of mental health policies, programs, and services at national and subnational levels, with a strong focus on the development of information systems. Experience bridging academia and public sector management, including collaboration with institutions and international organizations.

Extensive experience leading multicenter projects, applied research, and integrating evidence into decision-making processes, as well as managing knowledge networks. Strong commitment to strengthening mental health systems from a rights-based and global health perspective, across training, intervention, and management settings.

 

FURTHER INFORMATION

Countries Argentina;
Topics Deinstitutionalisation; Housing and care; Rights and people’s voices in LTC systems; Stigma and discrimination; Survey measures;
Methods Assessment tool development; Delphi surveys; Guidelines development; Interviews; Observational studies; Participatory research methods; Qualitative studies; Questionnaire; Research diaries; Service mapping;
Role Research;
Interest Groups Ageing and Place; Economics of Long-Term Care; Red de Cuidados de Largo Plazo en América Latina y el Caribe;
Websitehttps://investigacionesensaludmental.com/
ORC.IDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0022-7438
Research interests

Mental health care reform

Housing support

Delayed discharges in mental health care
Key publications

Full list available at:

https://www.conicet.gov.ar/new_scp/detalle.php?keywords=&id=47553&articulos=yes

 

  • Ardila-Gómez, S, et al. Rethinking Indicators of Mental Health Inpatient Care in General Hospitals: A perspective from Argentina. Psychiatric Services. Publication in advance March 25, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.2025028
  • Fernandez MA, … Ardila-Gómez S. ‘Now you will understand what it is like to be confined’: Did COVID-19 lockdowns affect perceptions about long-term psychiatric hospitalizations? A report from Argentina. International Journal of Social Psychiatry. 2023;0(0). doi:10.1177/00207640221143291
  • Ardila-Gómez, S., et al. The mental health user’s movement in Argentina from the perspective of Latin American Collective Health. Global Public Health. 2019. 14 (6–7): 1008–1019. doi: 10.1080/17441692.2018.1514063
  • Krupchanka, D., Khalifeh, H., Abdulmalik, J., Ardila-Gómez, S. et al. Satisfaction with psychiatric in-patient care as rated by patients at discharge from hospitals in 11 countries. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 2017 Aug;52(8):989–1003. doi: 10.1007/s00127-017-1366-0