Reinserta

Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico

Children & YouthJustice & Legal aidHuman rightsMental health

NGOFounded 2013National reach

Profile last updated: May 4, 2026

About

Founded in 2013, Reinserta is a non-governmental organisation based in Ciudad de México, Mexico working on children & youth, justice & legal aid, human rights +1 more.

Reinserta is a Mexican non-profit organisation founded in 2013 by Saskia Niño de Rivera and Mercedes Castañeda. It works to transform the lives of children, boys, girls and adolescents affected by violence in Mexico, particularly those living in or connected to prisons. Its work combines psychosocial and psycholegal care, accompaniment for adolescents in detention, and research and public policy advocacy aimed at structural change. It operates in Mexico City, the State of Mexico and Nuevo León.

Location

Ciudad de México, Mexico

Founded

2013

Organisation type

NGO

Focus areas

child protectionprisonviolence preventionreintegrationpublic policy

Languages

Causes & programmes

Causes

Children & YouthJustice & Legal aidHuman rightsMental health

Works for

ChildrenYouthFamiliesPrisoners & Ex-offendersVictims of violence

How they work

Direct servicesAdvocacy & campaigningResearch

Programmes

Modelo Reinserción

Justice & Legal aid · Mexico

Provides psychosocial and psycholegal care and accompaniment to adolescents and young people in conflict with the law, from while they serve a custodial sentence until their social reintegration.

Modelo Sobrevivientes

Children & Youth · Mexico

Provides comprehensive psychosocial and psycholegal care to child and adolescent survivors of serious violence, supporting their wellbeing, mental health and development.

Niñez y prisión

Children & Youth · Mexico

Provides comprehensive care to children who are born and live in prison, or who have a mother or father deprived of liberty, including safe spaces inside five prisons and exclusive spaces for children and mothers.