Overview
- Argentina reports more than one daily hospitalization of children and adolescents for suicide risk in Buenos Aires, with clinicians noting about a 30% rise in mental‑health consultations at the Hospital de Clínicas.
- Peru’s health ministry logged 12,718 moderate and severe depressive episodes in 2025, up 15% from 2024, and 4,053 suicide attempts, up 26%, with people aged 15–24 most affected.
- Mexico’s federal health authorities urge help‑seeking and highlight free, confidential services including the 24/7 Línea de la Vida (800 911 2000) and a zero‑rejection policy at the National Institute of Psychiatry.
- Michoacán’s health service lists five community mental‑health and addiction centers and a 24/7 Hablemoos line, while the IMSS reports treating 203,000 people for depression in 2024 and offers screening and phone support (800 2222 668, option 4).
- The WHO estimates that in 2025 about one in seven people aged 10–19 had a mental disorder, and clinicians warn of missed ‘silent’ symptoms and a growing trend of youths seeking online or AI self‑diagnoses before professional evaluation.