The problem with mental illnesses is that they can be worse than the worse addiction and we know how hard it is to have, say, an alcoholic acknowledge s/he has a problem.
The other thing about mental illnesses is that their treatment is usually long and complex. Medication is not always effective or side effects can be devastating.
In the case of Venezuela we have few professionals left in the area, doctors visits are very expensive and treatments are just almost impossible to find and really hard to afford, if you're lucky enough to find it.
Thus, we have a vicious cycle, lots of people got mentally ill becasue of the crisis or the crisis agravated an existing condition, and now because of the difficulties to get treatment they get worse.
My mother-in-law is going through a hard time now and it is really frustrating to have a relative yelling that she wants to die, that she can't take it any more and you are hands-tied. broke and without one single state-run agency providing any kind of support