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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Soraya Kishtwari

‘Simple but effective’: Colombia turns to algorithms to bolster mental health services

Two youths look out over Ciudad Bolivar, Bogotá, Colombia.
Ciudad Bolivar, Bogotá, Colombia. Depression affects 4.7% of Colombians and of those, 80% do not have access to specialist care. Photograph: Alamy

At the age of 70, Carmen Suárez* is finally coming to terms with an event that happened five decades ago. It was a trauma that changed the course of her life and left her with depression. “I used to cry uncontrollably,” she says.

“I was told to seek help, but I had neither the time nor the money. I realise now that I was stuck reliving the incident.”

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