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 |
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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 |