Mendoza trains 36,000 officials as Mexico reviews child‑care policies

The provincial government of Mendoza, Argentina, completed a virtual training programme for 36,675 state agents—including teachers, judges, social workers and other officials—aimed at improving prevention, intervention and response to situations involving children and adolescents. The training, run by the Subsecretariat of Childhood, Adolescence and Youth together with the Provincial Institute of Public Administration, covered topics such as adoption processes, digital safety, gender‑based violence and techniques for listening to young people.

In Mexico, UNICEF released a report assessing the nation’s policies that support parenting and early childhood development. The study highlighted recent advances such as the inclusion of positive parenting in the 2024 reform of the General Law on the Rights of Children and Adolescents, bans on corporal punishment and the launch of a National Strategy for Early Childhood. It also pointed to persistent challenges, including fragmented coordination across agencies, limited inter‑sectoral strategies, and gaps in data and evaluation that hinder scaling and sustainability of programmes.

Both initiatives reflect a broader regional effort to strengthen child protection frameworks through capacity‑building and policy review.