their own children. The Institute carries out scientific research on the causes, treatment and prevention of impairments to mental health in children and young persons. 91. The Local Guardianship Council is a supervisory body intended to serve as an auxiliary to the legal authorities in matters concerned with guardianship and to prevent guardians exceeding their powers. 92. Another way of protecting children that is encountered in Mexico is adoption, which can be carried out provided that certain requirements are met: (a) The adopter must be over 25 years of age; (b) The person adopted must be a minor or legally incapacitated; (c) Adopters must prove that they have sufficient means to provide for the subsistence, education and care of the minor; (d) The adopters have to attend at the Civil Register Office for the adoption order to be drawn up. 93. The State has established for children and young persons deprived of their families the following institutions: 94. Foundling homes, which afford full temporary protection to children under six years of age who have been abandoned, by means of court-appointed guardianship until they are adopted and established in a family environment. 95. Children's homes for minors are a service for children and young people from six to eighteen years of age whose social situation makes them partly or totally orphaned or abandoned. 96. There are boarding establishments for boys and girls in which basic primary and secondary education is given and to which the admission of minors between six and fifteen years of age is authorized as well as their remaining there until the age of eighteen, once the need for this service has been ascertained and a socio-economic study has been made. The service is provided for minors whose parents or families cannot give them adequate care during the 
**Analysis**
The text discusses various institutions and measures aimed at protecting and caring for children and young persons in Mexico, including research on mental health, adoption, and institutional care. It appears to be focused on the welfare of children and the provision of social services, which suggests a strong connection to the field of healthcare and social services.

**Category**
Health, Humanitarian aid and relief