The
WHO Mental Health Atlas was first produced as the Atlas of
Mental Health Resources in the World 2001 (
WHO, 2001). Since then, subsequent updates have been published (
WHO, 2005;
WHO, 2011). The
Mental Health Atlas (http//www.
who.int/mental_
health/ evidence/ atlas/
mental health_atlas _2014/en/) provides up-to-date information on the availability of
mental health services and
resources across the world as well as baseline data towards meeting the established targets of the Comprehensive
mental health action plan 2013-2020 (http//www.
who.int/mental_
health/
publications/action_plan/en/). Information and data for the
Mental Health Atlas are obtained via a
questionnaire compiled by designated focal points in each
WHO Member
State. The purpose of this
report is to provide a regional and more detailed overview of the
mental health situation in the countries and territories of the
Pan American Health Organization/
World Health Organization (
PAHO/
WHO). Data from the main critical areas of the
mental health system development, including
governance, financial and
human resources, service availability and delivery, and promotion and prevention are individually presented