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WHO publishes the Mental Health Atlas 2024

The seventh edition of the WHO's standing mental-health-systems survey, with new indicators on telehealth and community-based care.

World Health OrganizationGenevaSeptember 20257 min read

WHO's Mental Health Atlas 2024 is the seventh edition of a standing survey of countries' mental health policies, programs, laws, financing, workforce, and services, drawing on data from 144 countries and adding new indicators on telehealth and community-based care.

It is the most comprehensive comparative snapshot of mental health systems anywhere, and the standing reference for global mental health policy.

Read the full WHO publication page for download and country-level data.

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