Table 3

Mental Health and Forensic Mental Health Services Available in the Latin American Countries and Their Expenditures on Mental Health

Services and Budget⁸	El Salvador	Panama	Costa Rica	Uruguay	Brazil	The Dominican Republic	Peru	Mexico	Argentina
Percentage of health budget devoted to mental health	1%	2.9%	2.9%	7%	2.35%	0.4%	3%	2%	2%
Number of psychiatric hospitals	2	1	2	2	228	1	3	46	29
Number of forensic hospitals	0	0	1	0^*	31^{^†}	0	0	2^{^‡}	2^{^§}
Number of forensic beds	40	0	0	191	3,677	0	42	1,096	150
Forensic service within prison	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Police officers who received mental health education in the last 5 years (%)	1–20	51–80	21–50	1–20	0	0	1–20	1–20	1–20
Judges and lawyers who received mental health education in the last 5 years (%)	1–20	1–20	21–50	1–20	1–20	1–20	1–20	1–20	1–50