Suicide hotlines in 32 countries remain underresourced since January 2025; 13 Suicide Hotline Programs completely shut down at the time of the cuts, and of the remaining hotlines, seven were cut by more than 75% of their capacity.

Date: 6/25

Region: Global

Country: Global

Topic: Health

Policy Lens: Global Health Security

Additional Context: The countries included in this analysis are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominican Republic, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Greece, Indonesia, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lesotho, México, Mozambique, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

This data was collected between February and April 2025 by the Global Mental Health Action Network (GMHAN) and the Mental Health Innovation Network (MHIN) published in June 2025 in their report, "An uncertain future: The impacts of United States and other Government Funding Cuts on Global Mental Health Services." The GMHAN is the world's largest network of mental health advocates with more than 8,000 members in over 170 countries.

Source: GMHAN