Overview

• WHO estimates confirm more than one billion people live with a mental disorder and one in seven adolescents has a diagnosable condition, with anxiety and depression leading the burden.
• In Mexico, INEGI reports over 49% of people with anxiety symptoms as suicides reach 9,312 in 2025, with spending near 2% of the health budget and roughly one psychiatrist per 30,000 people.
• Authorities cite a third phase of the national suicide‑prevention program, a 24/7 crisis line with 119,000 calls by June 2025, and a network of 343 community mental‑health and addiction centers.
• In Argentina, families and professionals rallied in Buenos Aires to seek changes to the Mental Health Law as a UBA survey finds 35% of adults report psychological distress and the AATA launches a national anxiety awareness campaign.
• Regional data point to localized surges and access gaps, from Asturias leading Spain’s suicide rate and rising youth hospitalizations to Peru logging 250,000 depression cases in 2024 and rural areas facing stigma, isolation and scarce specialists.