Between 2008 and 2010 a budget of 2,665.1 million pesos (US$222.5 million) was allocated to address violence against women, representing 9.89% of the budget earmarked for women and gender equality. Through the Programme for Mainstreaming the Gender Perspective (PETPEG), 22 Instances of Women in the Federal States (IMEF) have equipped and reinforced care centres for female and child victims of violence; 38 mobile care centres were created in communities in 16 states; 12 states updated their hotlines for victims of gender violence; 26 studies and analyses of gender violence were conducted, and there were 18 campaigns to promote women's access to justice.

The PROEQUIDAD (“Pro-Equity”) Fund provided support between 2007 and 2009 amounting to 10.1 million pesos (US$829,000) to 42 CSOs in 17 states. The main activities involved legal advice and assistance, psychological therapy, shelters for women and their children, and prevention strategies, which included dissemination of the right to a life free of violence, training for community promoters, and access to justice in cases of domestic violence. Through the Women ´;s Support Instances Program (PAIMEF), National Institute of Social Development (INDESOL) distributed 724.5 million pesos (US$61.7 million) between 2006 and 2010, in support of actions to prevent, detect and treat violence against women.