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Ralf Seepold, Wilhelm Daniel Scherz, Daniel Velez, Julian D. Echeverry-Correa, Jorge Ávila-Campos, Manuela Gómez-Suta

• The heart of the project is the early and cost-effective diagnosis of impulse control disorders in children and adolescents. The methodology is based on the automatic analysis of speech and sleep patterns, which is being carried out in cooperation with Colombian and German partners. The group has set itself three project goals. In the first step, the synchronization of ongoing project work will be carried out so that, on the one hand, available results can be incorporated into this project and, on the other hand, cooperation results can be taken into account in ongoing work. Parallel to this, the second project objective is to set up competence groups that, as specialist groups, are familiar with the regional characteristics and help to record the current situation. The first two objectives are supported in particular by workshops and the exchange of researchers. In this way, the partners’ methodology is made accessible to both groups, which significantly promotes the analysis of research topics and the approach. Finally, in the third project objective, practice-oriented and target group-oriented results based on validated case studies will be provided so that the jointly developed methodology can be created. This contribution provides an overview of the activities.