The WHO Mental Health Atlas 2024 highlights both progress and persistent gaps

The WHO Mental Health Atlas 2024 highlights both progress and persistent gaps. Since the pandemic, more countries have adopted rights-based policies, improved preparedness for psychosocial support in emergencies, and expanded tele-mental health and suicide prevention. Yet resources remain stagnant: mental health still accounts for just 2% of health budgets, and there is a median of one specialist per 10,000 people. In Europe, 15.4% of the population lived with a mental disorder in 2021, up from 14% twenty years earlier, and community-based care and integration into primary health systems remain limited. Without more substantial investment, leadership, and accountability, countries will remain off track to meet global mental health targets.

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