COVID-19 coronavirus disruption mental health support

More than half of the surveyed countries reported a partial disruption to services for older adults as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This statistic shows the percentage of countries with COVID-19 related disruptions to select mental health, neurological and substance abuse related services, as of August 2020.

Percentage of countries with COVID-19 related disruption in select mental health, neurological and substance abuse related services as of 2020

Characteristic	Partially disrupted*	Fully disrupted*
Services for older adults	56%	14%
Surgery for neurological disorders	42%	25%
Critical harm reduction services	35%	30%
Overdose prevention and management	32%	21%
Opioid agonist maintenance treatment	18%	27%
Emergency MNS manifestations**	30%	6%

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Release date

October 2020

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

June to August 2020

Number of respondents

130 countries

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

* Partially disrupted: 5 to 50 percent of patients not served as usual. Completely disrupted: More than 50 percent of patients not served as usual.
** MNS: Mental health, neurological and substance abuse related

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