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Child Welfare Terms, English to Spanish

 

 

Child Welfare Terms:

In the interest of better serving the needs of Spanish-speaking families and professionals who work with them, Child Welfare Information Gateway developed this glossary to ensure consistency and cultural relevance in our publications. By making this document available to others, we hope to support other organizations that are also striving to improve their communications and to promote, where possible, consistency throughout the child welfare field. (read more...)

Child Welfare Terms, English to Spanish (PDF - 178 KB)

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English Child Welfare Term
Corresponding Spanish Term
(primary term in bold)
juvenile juvenil
menor de edad
juvenile court tribunal de menores
juvenile justice justicia juvenil
justicia de menores
juvenile system sistema juvenil
sistema de menores
kinship care cuidado por parientes
menores cuidados por parientes
cuidado por familiares
kinship care placement colocación al cuidado de parientes
mandated reporting reporte obligatorio
informe obligatorio
mental and developmental disabilities incapacidades mentales y de desarrollo
mental health services servicios de salud mental
nonrecurring adoption assistance asistencia no recurrente de adopción
asistencia no periódica (que no se repite)
open adoption adopción abierta

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