The government has introduced a national strategy for mental health and suicide prevention covering the period 2025 to 2034. Mental illness and suicide remain major public health and societal challenges. Through this strategy, the government aims to create conditions for coordinated, long-term efforts to promote mental well-being across all stages of life. The strategy focuses on promoting mental well-being, preventing mental illness and suicide, and improving the living conditions of people with various psychiatric conditions.
The goals of the strategy are
- Improved mental health across the entire population.
- Fewer lives lost to suicide.
- Reduced preventable and treatable differences in mental health.
- Reduced negative consequences due to psychiatric conditions.
To support the implementation of these goals, the government plans to present an action plan for the period 2025–26. As part of this, relevant authorities will be tasked with coordinating, supporting and following the strategy in collaboration with other involved organizations.