According to UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute, Latinos are the largest racial and ethnic group in California at 39% of the population (UCLA, 2022). With more than 4.3 million children ages 0-17 living in the state, Hispanic/Latino children make up 48.6% of California’s youth population (KidsData, 2021). To better serve Hispanic/Latino parents, children, and adolescents, it’s important for both child- and family-serving professionals and the families you work with to have access to resources and materials in Spanish.
Child- and family-serving professionals are as diverse as the populations they serve.
The National Association of Social Workers reports that new social workers are more diverse in terms of race and ethnicity, with Hispanic/Latino making up 14% of the national workforce (NASW, 2020). This data aligns with an accessibility survey CalTrin conducted earlier this year to better understand the individual learning needs of California’s child- and family-serving professionals. Respondents indicated a strong desire for access to both Spanish-language training and resources.
In this post, we highlight resources and websites available in Spanish to help enhance learning, meet your team’s specific development needs, and support the Hispanic/Latino families you serve. Visit CalTrin’s Resources page to find additional links to organizations that provide high-quality, accessible content to extend learning and professional development in child abuse prevention and family-strengthening topics.
Family Strengthening
Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors
Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors is the first evidence-based program developed by and for Latino parents with children ages 0-5 – and adopted by diverse communities across the country. Discover free tools + resources to help build parent leadership skills and knowledge through in-person and virtual training to promote family well-being and positive outcomes for children. The website and select resources are available in Spanish; to access, toggle between English and Spanish using the language feature in the top-right corner of the webpage.
Children’s Trust Fund Alliance (The Alliance)
The Alliance is a national leader in developing effective implementation strategies, training, and resources for a Protective Factors approach in working with families. Download their Defining the Protective Factors poster, which is available in Spanish and English, and post it as a reminder of how the five factors work together to strengthen families. The Alliance has also partnered with ProSolutions Training to make available online training to support the implementation of the Strengthening Families™ Protective Factors Framework in multiple settings. The curriculum consists of seven courses, with the introductory course available in Spanish.
Explore The Alliance’s need2know parent resources, which are concise, just-in-time tools that target a special need, concern, or issue. This suite of resources includes tools, infographics, and conversation guides to share parent-to-parent strategies on how they use protective factors in their everyday lives. All materials are available in both Spanish and English.
The Child Abuse Prevention Center
The Child Abuse Prevention Center is a statewide training, education research and resource center dedicated to strengthening children, families, and communities. Access their Daily Acts to Strengthen Families tip sheet available in both Spanish and English. This tip sheet outlines how parents and caregivers can show kindness towards children with ideas for every day of the month (actos de bondad hacia los niños).
National Research Center on Hispanic Children and Families
The National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families (Center) is a hub of research to help programs and policies better serve low-income Hispanic children and families. Featured resources and research cover a variety of topics, including father engagement, service delivery, co-parenting, parental mental health, building on the strengths of Latine families, and more.
Sesame Workshop
Sesame Workshop is a global impact nonprofit organization with a mission to help children everywhere grow smarter, stronger, and kinder. Discover printables, videos, and more available in Spanish on topics important to your family or the families with which you work. ¿Hablas español? Descubra imprimibles, videos y otros temas para ayudar a las familias con las que usted trabaja. Ver todo aquí.
Additional Resources
- Ayudando a papá a reconectarse (Helping Dad to Reconnect)
- Identificación de apoyo/redes paternas (Circles of Support)
Child Maltreatment Prevention
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Explore the following Spanish-language resources available from the CDC:
- Concerned about Your Child’s Development? How to Get Help for Your Child: Talking to the doctor is the first step toward getting help for a child if parents are concerned about his or her development (how their child plays, learns, speaks, acts, or moves). This fact sheets provides guidance for parents and caregivers. Available in Spanish and English.
- Essentials for Parenting Toddlers and Preschoolers: There are many things parents can do to help build a safe, stable, and nurturing relationship with their child. Essentials for Parenting will help parents handle some common challenges, so they can be a more confident parent and enjoy helping their child grow. Available in Spanish and English.
- Prevention Resources for Action: The CDC identifies a number of strategies based on the best available evidence to help states and communities prevent and reduce child abuse and neglect. Available in Spanish and English.
The CDC’s website is available in full Spanish translation (el sitio web de los CDC está disponible en español) and many of their publications are available in languages other than English.
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Learn how communities and individuals can strengthen families, protect children, and prevent child abuse and neglect. These factsheets from Child Welfare Information Gateway provide information on how communities, community leaders, and individual citizens can strengthen families, protect children, and prevent child abuse and neglect:
- Cómo prevenir el abuso y la negligencia de menores (Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect)
- Consecuencias a largo plazo del maltrato de menores (Long-Term Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect)
Browse additional publicaciones en español de Information Gateway (publications in Spanish) available on topics related to child abuse and neglect, the child welfare system, Federal legislation, and more.
FRIENDS National Center for Community Based Child Abuse Prevention
FRIENDS provides targeted technical assistance and training to the Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) Community as well as high-quality information to the general child abuse prevention community. Explore FRIENDS resources available in Spanish, including: Parent Leadership and Appreciation Resources, Parent & Practitioner Newsletter, and stories from their Voices of Parent Leaders series. Learn more.
ZERO TO THREE
The first three years of life are the most important for lifelong mental health and well-being. ZERO TO THREE translates the science of early childhood development into real impact. Learn more about how early connections last a lifetime with ZERO TO THREE’s collection of more than 130 resources in Spanish.
Healthy Steps – a program of ZERO TO THREE – created 10 handouts that offer easy-to-understand definitions and explanations of why Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are a problem and how to help protect children from toxic stress. Child- and family-serving professionals can use these handouts to share important information about ACEs toxic stress, and resilience-building interventions with parents to improve the physical, emotional, and mental health of families. Handouts in Spanish include:
- Complete Collection of ACEs, Toxic Stress & Resilience Resources (Available in English, Spanish & Portugeses)
- ¿Qué son las Experiencias infantiles adversas* y por qué son importantes? (What are ACEs and Why Do They Matter?)
- ¿Qué es el estrés tóxico? (What is Toxic Stress?)
- Cómo reducir los efectos de las experiencias infantiles adversas y del estrés tóxico (How to Reduce the Effects of ACEs and Toxic Stress)
- Consejos para la buena nutrición (Tips for Good Nutrition)
- Buenos hábitos de sueño (Good Sleep Habits)
- Promover el ejercicio (Promoting Exercise)
- Cómo mejorar la salud mental (Improving Mental Health)
- Ventajas de las relaciones interpersonales de apoyo (The Benefit of Supportive Relationships)
- Cómo usar la atención plena (Using Mindfulness)
- La criazana y las experiencias infantiles adversas (Parenting with ACEs)
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Trauma-Informed Systems
Oklahoma TF-CBT Therapy
Oklahoma TF-CBT Therapy provides information and resources for families considering Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), professionals interested in learning about TF-CBT treatment, and TF-CBT therapists implementing the model within the state of Oklahoma. Following is a sample of Oklahoma TF-CBT’s resources available in Spanish:
- ¿Qué es tf-cbt? (What is TF-CBT?)
- Prácticas de crianza positiva (Positive Parenting Practices)
- Experiencias comunes de los padres de quienes han experimentado eventos traumáticos (Caregiver Think-Feel-Do)
- ¡Yo me puedo relajar! (Relaxation Log)
- Sentimientos (Feelings ID Info for Caregivers)
- Feelings Faces
- Spanish Language Video Resources
Access all of Oklahoma TF-CBT’s Spanish-language resources online here.
National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)
The more we learn about how traumatic events affect children and youth, the better prepared we will be to help them recover. The NCTSN offers a dedicated Información en Español page that features briefs, fact sheets, reports, tip sheets, and other support resources to help children and families who have experienced or witnessed traumatic events. View all Spanish-language resources here.
Additional Resources
Complete Websites Available in Spanish
The following websites are available in full Spanish translation:
- California Department of Public Health
- First 5 California (Sitio web para padres de California)
- HealthyChildren.org (American Academy of Pediatrics parenting website / La página sobre la crianza de los niños de la AAP)
Glossaries of Common Child Abuse Prevention and Child Welfare Terms
Child Welfare Terms: FosterParentCollege.com created this “living glossary” for Spanish translations, building upon the original glossary created by the Child Welfare Information Gateway. Terms are listed in alphabetical order in both English and Spanish.
Head Start Bilingual Glossary: This is a searchable database of terms for rendering Head Start translations from English into Spanish or vice versa. Explore Head Start’s Style Guide for Translations into Spanish for best practices that are helpful in providing meaningful information to the Spanish-speaking Head Start community. Visit the Head Start Culture and Language page for more resources.
Extend Your Learning with CalTrin
To better support the professional development goals of Hispanic/Latino learners, CalTrin is exploring training topics to offer fully in Spanish as well as looking at translation services for popular trainings. Explore our current collection of trainings and resources geared toward Spanish-speaking professionals and Hispanic/Latino families.
- Calendar of Live Webinars and Workshops
- Protective Factor of the Month – a monthly webinar series presented in English with Spanish interpretation
- Training Archive – Revisit recordings and materials from prior CalTrin trainings:
- More Than “Si Se Puede”: Tackling the Mental Health Needs of Latinx Teens
- Building on the Strengths and Resilience of Latine Families
- Culturally Responsive Family Engagement
- The Family as a Cultural Asset for Latinx Youth Development
- Addiction & Recovery: Cultural Elements of Working with Hispanic, Latino/a, & Latinx/e Populations
- CalTrin Blog – Many of our blog posts feature additional Spanish-language resources on a specific topic, including the following:
- An Overview of Child Development
- Social-Emotional Development
- Emotional Regulation
- Resources to Support Early Childhood Mental Health
- Resources to Support Parent & Caregiver Mental Health
- The Importance of Father Involvement & Resources to Promote Engagement
- Understanding and Integrating the Protective Factors Framework into Everyday Practice
- National Parent Leadership Month: Resources to Celebrate Parent Leaders and Promote Engagement
- Supporting LGBTQ+ & Gender-Diverse Youth
- Resources to Help Children and Families Process Mass Violence
- Keys to a Successful School Year: Resources to Engage Parents and Support Families
- Holiday Overwhelm: Resources for Families and Providers
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*Last updated July 6, 2026