Ministerio Público Tutelar de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires

What Ministerio Público Tutelar de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires does

The Ministerio Público Tutelar de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (MPT) is a public institution of the Judicial Power (Poder Judicial) of the Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, founded in 2009. Its mandate is to guarantee the rights of three primary beneficiary groups: children and adolescents, persons requiring mental health support, and their families/caregivers. Services are delivered free of charge through a distributed network of 8 permanent neighborhood offices (Centro, Flores, La Boca-Barracas, Mataderos-Liniers, Soldati-Pompeya, Balvanera-San Cristóbal, Chacarita-Retiro), a rotating mobile office (Oficina Móvil), a daily 0800/WhatsApp hotline, and satellite locations at hospitals, parishes, and community centers. The institution provides multidisciplinary support combining legal representation (Equipo Público de Abogadas y Abogados), psychological evaluation (Equipo Técnico Infanto Juvenil), and social work assistance.

The MPT's service portfolio includes the Sala de Entrevistas Especializada (SEE) — a specialized child-friendly testimony facility with separate interview and observation rooms on different floors; the Programa Perros de Terapia para Asistencia Judicial, the first therapy dog program for forensic interviews in Argentina; INSPIRE BA, a multisectoral coordination initiative against violence toward children partnering with UNICEF, OPS/OMS, and Red por la Infancia; and the Consejo Consultivo y Participativo de Adolescentes, a participatory council of 20 adolescents aged 14-17. Additional programs include MPT JÓVEN, the Centro de Justicia de la Mujer collaboration, accessible editions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the Cuento con Derechos literary series.

The institution operates on a public budget allocation model with no fees charged to beneficiaries. It is funded by the CABA government through the Poder Judicial and generates no commercial revenue. Notable achievements include IRAM ISO 9001 certification in 2023 and the Primer Premio en Atención Integral de la Niñez at the Argentine Justice Innovation Contest 2024. The MPT is not a commercial technology company and offers no software products, APIs, or SaaS platforms; its technology footprint consists of website (mptutelar.gob.ar), social media presence, and operational platforms supporting case management. Headcount stands at approximately 150 employees.

Name

Ministerio Público Tutelar de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires

Legal name

Ministerio Público Tutelar de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires

Website

https://mptutelar.gob.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Ministerio Público Tutelar is a public judicial organ of Buenos Aires City providing free legal representation, psychological support, and social services to children, adolescents, and persons requiring mental health support through 8 neighborhood offices, a mobile office, and specialized programs.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Legal and Judicial Services

NAICS

Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAFAF

Juvenile Justice System (Courts & Detention)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Justice System (Courts, Prosecution & Corrections)

SECONDARYBPAIACAA

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYBPADADAH

Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Legal Aid)

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Humanitarian Relief & Emergency Response

Keywords

• Child rights protection
• Legal aid services
• Public judicial services
• Mental health advocacy
• Access to justice

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Allocation: As an organ of the Judicial Power of the City of Buenos Aires, the institution operates through annual budget allocations from the City government. Services are provided free of charge to citizens.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Ministerio Público Tutelar is a public judicial institution that provides free legal representation, psychological evaluations, and social work support to children, adolescents, and persons requiring mental health support in Buenos Aires City. Its service portfolio centers on guaranteeing rights protection, access to justice, and violence prevention through neighborhood offices, a mobile office, a daily hotline, and specialized programs including the Sala de Entrevistas Especializada for child testimony, the therapy dog program, and the INSPIRE BA multisectoral coordination initiative.

Product overview

Ministerio Público Tutelar de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires is a public institution belonging to the Judicial Power of Buenos Aires City, not a commercial technology company or product provider. Its service portfolio consists of governmental legal and social services organized around three core mandates: (1) protection of children's and adolescents' rights, (2) support for persons requiring mental health assistance, and (3) guaranteeing access to justice. The main service channels include the Sala de Entrevistas Especializada (SEE) for child testimony, the Equipo Público de Abogadas y Abogados (EPA) for free legal representation, the Programa Perros de Terapia for emotional support during judicial proceedings, neighborhood-based Oficinas de Atención, and a mobile office service. The institution also operates specialized programs including INSPIRE BA for violence prevention, CCPA for adolescent participation, and provides mental health accompaniment services. Multiple publications including guides, the Cuento con Derechos series, and accessible editions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child round out the offerings. There is no commercial software product, SaaS platform, or API-based service offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sala de Entrevistas Especializada (SEE) A specialized space designed for testimonial statements from children and adolescents involved in judicial processes as victims or witnesses, featuring observation and interview rooms on separate floors (Piso 10 and Piso 12) at the MPT headquarters.
• Equipo Público de Abogadas y Abogados (EPA)

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 7,000 people attended in neighborhood offices during 2021
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Red por la InfanciacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2022Partner leading the END Violence-INSPIRE initiative in Buenos Aires City, coordinating efforts against violence towards children alongside the Judiciary, Legislature, and Executive branches.
• OPS/OMS (Organización Panamericana de la Salud)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2022Technical cooperation partner for the INSPIRE project, providing international expertise in violence prevention strategies for children.
• UNICEF ArgentinacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2022Partner in Buenos Aires Ciudad Pionera INSPIRE initiative and adolescent participation programs like Cortá la Cadena challenge.
• Consejo de la Magistratura de la CiudadcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Specific convenio to work together with the Centro de Justicia de la Mujer Coordination, and participation in mesas de trabajo for judicial reform.
• Fundación para la Salud Materno Infantil (FUNDASAMIN)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2021Convenio signed with the objective of carrying out activities and programs that contribute to respective institutional development.
• Defensoría del Pueblo de la CiudadcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2021Convenio to implement programs and projects jointly between both institutions.
• Consejo de Derechos de Niñas, Niños y AdolescentescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2021Convenio for cooperation actions with the specialized organism in childhood and adolescence of the City.
• Scouts de ArgentinaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2021Convenio to generate exchanges with this Civil Association where children and adolescents have significant participation.
• Cooperativa El Corre CaminominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2021Convenio for recycling waste from MPT offices and generating active participation in terms of sustainability. The cooperative provides service to 32 families through recycling.
• Parroquia Nuestra Señora del CarmenminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2021Renewed convenio for providing legal advice in barrio 15 (Ciudad Oculta), continuing promotion of access to justice.
• Parroquia Madre de DiosminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2021Convenio to continue providing legal advice in this space to promote access to justice.
• Instituto de Vivienda de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (IVC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Convenio for the development of mutual cooperation activities related to housing rights and assistance.
• Church World Service (CWS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Convenio with CWS and ACIFAD to work for the rights of children and adolescents with relatives in prison. CWS provides support through creating support networks.
• ACIFAD (Asociación Civil de Familiares de Detenidos)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Convenio with CWS and ACIFAD to work for the rights of children with relatives in prison. ACIFAD helps create support networks for families.
• Tribunal Superior de Justicia de NeuquénminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Presentation of Óreo, the therapy dog for judicial assistance, with authorities from both organizations sharing best practices.
• Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 July 2010Convenio de cooperación institucional signed for four years to develop joint research projects, technical assistance, advice, training, and services in areas of common interest. Also includes organization of conferences, seminars, and courses on relevant topics.
• Asociación Civil La Casa del EncuentrocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Convenio de colaboración to develop strategies and projects to impact public policy implementation and practices that reinforce exercise of rights for children victims of trafficking, trafficking, and commercial sexual exploitation, as well as its prevention and sanction.
• Poder Judicial CABAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe MPT is part of the Judicial Power of the City of Buenos Aires, working in coordination with other judicial entities including the Consejo de la Magistratura and Tribunal Superior de Justicia.
• Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos AirescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe institution works with various areas of the City Government including health, education, and social development ministries for integrated attention.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• UNICEF Argentina: Core partner in the INSPIRE BA initiative and adolescent participation programs. Operates as a thematic ecosystem partner that co-designs child protection frameworks with MPT and provides international standards and technical cooperation.
• OPS/OMS Argentina: Pan American Health Organization office providing technical cooperation for INSPIRE BA and adolescent health-related programs. Comparable as an international expert partner enabling evidence-based program design in mental health and violence prevention.
• Red por la Infancia: Civil society network that leads the END Violence-INSPIRE initiative in Buenos Aires alongside MPT. Functions as a coordinating network partner for violence prevention policy advocacy and program implementation.
• Fundación para la Salud Materno Infantil (FUNDASAMIN): Foundation focused on maternal and child health with an active convenio with MPT. Functions as an institutional development partner aligned with MPT's child and adolescent health-related rights work.
• Asociación Civil La Casa del Encuentro: NGO with a longstanding convenio with MPT focused on trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of children. Operates as a civil society delivery partner adjacent to MPT's child protection mandate.

Regional players

• Ministerio Público Tutelar de la Provincia de Buenos Aires: Provincial-level equivalent guardianship ministry covering greater Buenos Aires province. Comparable in mission and function to MPT CABA but operates in the surrounding province rather than within CABA's autonomous city jurisdiction.

Direct peers

• Consejo de Derechos de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes de CABA: Specialized city organism for childhood and adolescence policy in Buenos Aires. MPT has a core convenio partnership with this body, and both institutions converge on guaranteeing rights for the same beneficiary population.
• Defensoría del Pueblo de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires: City ombudsman institution with a comparable public service mandate to MPT in CABA. MPT has an active convenio with this institution, indicating they operate as adjacent access-to-justice bodies serving overlapping vulnerable populations in the same geography.
• Ministerio Público de la Defensa de la Nación: Argentina's national public defense body providing legal representation to vulnerable populations. Operates as a parallel constitutional organ of the national judiciary with a similar mandate structure to MPT's city-level guardianship function.

Broad incumbents

• Procuración Penitenciaria de la Nación: National agency that protects rights of persons deprived of liberty, including children with incarcerated parents. MPT's ACIFAD and Church World Service convenio work addresses overlapping populations and shares a public-rights-protection framework.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mptutelar
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCTR1
• Facebookfacebook.com/mptutelar
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ministerio-p%C3%BAblico-tutelar-de-la-ciudad-de-buenos-aires

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries7 records

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