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Mexico Accelerates Centros LIBRE Rollout to 1,001 Sites in 2026 With 48.6% Budget Increase

Officials say the expanded network will deliver integrated care in nearby community hubs for women nationwide.

Overview

  • The federal plan adds 323 Centros LIBRE this year to reach 1,001 locations in 2026, advancing the goal of at least one center in every municipality by the end of the sexenio.
  • Funding for 2026 totals about 983.4 million pesos, up from 661.8 million pesos in 2025, with authorities framing the scale-up as territorial justice that brings services to places previously underserved.
  • Since launch on May 1, 2025, officials report 446,438 women attended and 930,697 services provided through March 5, 2026.
  • Each center offers free, integrated support from a psychologist, social worker, a women’s lawyer and a community promoter, and is linked to Línea 079 option 1, the national promoters and women’s lawyers networks, and new libraries through the Fondo de Cultura Económica.
  • Ten states are slated to achieve full municipal coverage by late 2026—Sinaloa, Querétaro, Tabasco, Campeche, Baja California Sur, Aguascalientes, Quintana Roo, Colima, Baja California and Michoacán—with ongoing openings highlighted in Colima and Nayarit.