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Spain Approves €227M for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, €172.4M for Primary Care Strengthening

Half of the allocation will be reserved for regions that fulfill four conditions on staffing and training by year-end.

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Overview

  • On June 3, the Council of Ministers greenlit 227 million euros to support the 2025–2027 Mental Health Action Plan and the country’s first national suicide prevention strategy.
  • The mental health package includes 39 million euros for eight strategic lines, such as boosting human resources, expanding community-based services and promoting non-institutional alternatives.
  • A separate 17.8 million-euro fund will launch suicide prevention measures including awareness campaigns, hospital emergency reforms and specialized support for high-risk and bereaved groups.
  • Separately, 172.4 million euros has been earmarked to modernize primary care through enhanced diagnostic procedures, reduced administrative burdens, AI-based tools, gender-violence detection and digital record interoperability.
  • Regions must meet four key targets by December 31, 2025—new public hiring offers, staffing incentives for hard-to-fill posts, prioritizing nurse specialists and securing stable teaching units—to unlock half of the primary care budget.