Integrating a national crisis counseling hotline into Iran’s primary health care network to provide rapid mental health support during armed conflict

Rapid and sustainable mental health responses are essential during armed conflicts and humanitarian crises. Here, we report how Iran’s Ministry of Health integrated a nationwide crisis counseling hotline into the primary health care network during the 2026 armed conflict. Raeisi et al. describe how Iran has integrated telephone-based psychological support into their primary healthcare network. This was rapidly implemented following recent armed conflict with the United States - Israel alliance.