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“Habla Con Tus Hijos,” is the first-of-its-kind Spanish-language web resource and educational campaign encouraging parents to have frequent conversations with their kids about the risks of drug and alcohol use. Launched September 10 on the nationally-syndicated Doctora Isabel Univision radio show, “Habla Con Tus Hijos” empowers Hispanic parents and caregivers to start and maintain open, honest conversations with their children by providing them with helpful in-language tips and tools available at HablaConTusHijos.org.

“Habla Con Tus Hijos” is the new Spanish-language counterpart to the Partnership’s ongoing parent movement, Time To Talk ™.  Both “Habla Con Tus Hijos” and Time To Talk are grounded in the Partnership’s national research that consistently shows kids who learn a lot about the risks of drugs from their parents are up to 50 percent less likely to use drugs than those who do not.  However our research also shows that Hispanic parents are less likely to talk with their kids about drugs and alcohol. “Habla Con Tus Hijos” is culturally relevant to the Hispanic community and it addresses the need to provide parents with easy tips and guides to make communicating with their kids less daunting.

“For the first time, Spanish-speaking parents have easy access to the valuable tools and resources they need to begin, what many parents view as,  a ‘difficult conversations’ with their kids about the dangers of drug and alcohol use,” said Alina Díaz, deputy director of multicultural programs for the Partnership. “Through this effort, we hope to equip them with the resources they need to take charge of these conversations and protect their kids by keeping them healthy and drug free.”