Asenjo, A. & C. Sembler (2026). Community co-responsibility in care: evidence from the ‘Chile Cares’ Community Care Centers.[Policy brief]. Project Initiatives to Strengthen Care Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean.

This policy brief presents the main findings of the study conducted on the implementation of the Community Care Centers (CCC) “Chile Cuida” in four territorial contexts. The research shows substantial progress in emotional well-being, relief of caregiver overload, and public recognition of caregivers. At the same time, it finds that community co-responsibility is still in its early stages and is strongly conditioned by structural gaps: territorial isolation and transportation difficulties in rural areas, urban insecurity, rotation of local teams, and the persistence of family- and gender-based mandates. Based on these lessons, the publication makes recommendations to consolidate caregivers as subjects of priority rights, strengthen coordination with local health services, and scale the program within the National System of Supports and Care (SNAC) through a explicit theory of change and criteria for territorial relevance.