{"id":3586,"date":"2026-03-25T00:00:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T00:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dementes.programate.pe\/?p=3586"},"modified":"2026-07-21T00:15:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T00:15:19","slug":"donde-esta-la-salud-mental-un-analisis-de-los-36-planes-de-gobierno-en-el-peru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.dementes.org.pe\/en\/2026\/03\/25\/donde-esta-la-salud-mental-un-analisis-de-los-36-planes-de-gobierno-en-el-peru\/","title":{"rendered":"Where is mental health? \u2013 An analysis of the 36 government plans in Peru"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"408\" data-end=\"691\">Amid a context of significant political instability, <strong><span style=\"color: #2289a3;\">Peru is preparing for the 2026 General Elections<\/span><\/strong> while facing multiple pressing challenges. Among them, <span style=\"color: #2289a3;\"><strong>mental health stands out as one of the most critical crises, while also remaining one of the most overlooked issues on the public agenda<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"693\" data-end=\"877\">In this regard, our recent analysis of 36 government platforms reveals a concerning reality: although mental health is beginning to gain visibility in political discourse, it remains far from being a true priority.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong style=\"color: #2289a3;\">KEY FINDINGS FROM OUR ANALYSIS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"963\" data-end=\"1518\">\n<li data-section-id=\"18sdl0u\" data-start=\"963\" data-end=\"1052\" class=\"translation-block\">Only <strong>20 out of 36 political parties (56%)<\/strong> mention mental health in their government platforms.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"pxudug\" data-start=\"1053\" data-end=\"1125\" class=\"translation-block\">Only <strong>12 political parties (33%)<\/strong> include specific goals or measurable indicators.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"f96h2u\" data-start=\"1126\" data-end=\"1218\" class=\"translation-block\">Only <strong>14 political parties (39%)<\/strong> propose measures to reform mental health services.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"r12idx\" data-start=\"1219\" data-end=\"1281\" class=\"translation-block\">Only <strong>4 political parties (11%)<\/strong> address mental health funding.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"mp3r7o\" data-start=\"1282\" data-end=\"1351\" class=\"translation-block\">Only <strong>12 political parties (33%)<\/strong> consider the social determinants of mental health in their proposals.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"13oxj2u\" data-start=\"1352\" data-end=\"1441\" class=\"translation-block\">Only <strong>9 political parties (25%)<\/strong> include proposals focused on child and youth mental health.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1wfr826\" data-start=\"1442\" data-end=\"1518\" class=\"translation-block\">And only <strong>5 political parties (14%)<\/strong> incorporate mechanisms for social participation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1520\" data-end=\"1676\" class=\"translation-block\">These findings reveal a clear trend: <span style=\"color: #2289a3\"><strong>mental health is beginning to emerge in political discourse, but it is rarely translated into concrete, measurable, or sustainable commitments<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1520\" data-end=\"1676\"><span style=\"color: #2289a3;\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE PRIORITIES?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1748\" data-end=\"1977\" class=\"translation-block\">Among the political parties that do include proposals, <span style=\"color: #2289a3\"><strong>service reform<\/strong><\/span> is the most common focus. However, even in this area, significant limitations remain: few proposals include verifiable targets, making it difficult to hold stakeholders accountable for results.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1979\" data-end=\"2047\">Even more concerning is what remains absent or is only weakly represented:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2049\" data-end=\"2623\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1matfm\" data-start=\"2049\" data-end=\"2175\" class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"color: #2289a3\"><strong>Sustainable financing<\/strong><\/span>: only 4 political parties address this issue, despite it being a key enabling condition for any reform.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"16806eu\" data-start=\"2176\" data-end=\"2319\" class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"color: #2289a3\"><strong>Child and youth mental health<\/strong><\/span>: it appears in only 1 out of 4 government platforms, despite the disproportionate impact of the mental health crisis on young people.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1cxs4d4\" data-start=\"2320\" data-end=\"2453\" class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"color: #2289a3\"><strong>Child and youth mental health<\/strong><\/span>: it is addressed in only 1 out of 4 government platforms, despite the disproportionate impact of the mental health crisis on young people.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1u7q50c\" data-start=\"2454\" data-end=\"2623\" class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"color: #2289a3\"><strong>Social determinants of health<\/strong><\/span>: when addressed, they are focused almost exclusively on education, leaving aside key factors such as employment, housing, and climate change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #2289a3;\"><strong>BEYOND PAPER: THE UNDERLYING CHALLENGE<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"2675\" data-end=\"2800\">The inclusion of mental health in policy platforms does not necessarily translate into genuine political commitment. In fact, the analysis shows that:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2802\" data-end=\"2975\">\n<li data-section-id=\"nk8xjc\" data-start=\"2802\" data-end=\"2863\"><strong>Only one-third of political parties propose measurable actions.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"mn09s6\" data-start=\"2864\" data-end=\"2924\"><strong>Most proposals lack clear funding mechanisms.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1cmr6cm\" data-start=\"2925\" data-end=\"2975\"><strong>Intersectoral collaboration remains at an early stage.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2977\" data-end=\"3071\">This reflects a disconnect between the scale of the challenge and the proposed policy response. Without resources, clear targets, and a comprehensive approach, many of these proposals risk remaining empty promises.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2977\" data-end=\"3071\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dementes.programate.pe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Donde-esta-la-salud-mental-Un-analisis-de-los-36-planes-de-gobierno-en-el-Peru.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27164 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dementes.org.pe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/portada-analisis.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"276\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3263\" data-end=\"3436\">Taken together, these findings show that mental health is beginning to gain a place in Peru\u2019s electoral debate, but it has yet to receive the priority attention that the current crisis demands. This is not merely a technical omission, but a political decision.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3504\" data-end=\"3636\" class=\"translation-block\">In this context, <span style=\"color: #2289a3\"><strong>the electoral process represents a key opportunity to demand meaningful change<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2864\" data-end=\"3021\" class=\"translation-block\"><em><span style=\"color: #2289a3\">This document was developed in March 2026 by the De-Mentes team, under the leadership of Ellen Mayorca Huam\u00e1n, with the support of Lucero Andaluz Llerena. It also benefited from the contributions of Antonis Kousolis and Divya Sharma, members of the Global Mental Health Action Network.<\/span><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the context of Peru\u2019s 2026 general elections, mental health is beginning to gain visibility in government plans, but it still lacks the level of priority that the crisis demands. This analysis presents key evidence on the gaps, progress, and challenges in the political agenda, and calls for strengthening concrete commitments for the next administration.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3589,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[23,48],"class_list":["post-3586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-investigacion","tag-articulos-noticias","tag-publicacion-noticias"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.dementes.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.dementes.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.dementes.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.dementes.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.dementes.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3586"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/staging.dementes.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6376,"href":"https:\/\/staging.dementes.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3586\/revisions\/6376"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.dementes.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.dementes.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.dementes.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.dementes.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}