Providing Support to Adolescent Children with Incarcerated Parents
By Ann Adalist-Estrin, M.S.
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 13, Number 2, 2006, Pages 7-10, Item# A132-ADALIST-ESTRIN
Finally, effective ways to respond to and support these youth are provided, including examining our own individual biases and perspectives; building trust with the youth; promoting education and awareness among those adults who live and work with children of incarcerated parents; honoring the significance of the relationships between the youth and their incarcerated parent; empowering youth; and the effects of policies and practices.
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Adolescents with Incarcerated Parents
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 13, Number 2, 2006
In 1997, roughly 2 in every 100 U.S. children had a parent in prison. However, this number misses those youth whose parent is in jail or is on probation or parole. Incarceration rates have increased fourfold in the past 30 years, and those who are incarcerated are serving longer sentences (and thus are removed from their families for longer periods of time). This issue of The Prevention Researcher focuses on parental incarceration and reentry, and examines ways that those who work with youth may assist them through this difficult time.
This issue also featured these articles:
- • After Incarceration: Adolescent-Parent Reunification, Pages 18-20
- • Providing Support to Adolescent Children with Incarcerated Parents, Pages 7-10
- • Resilience of Girls with Incarcerated Mothers: The Impact of Girl Scouts, Pages 11-14
- • Rights and Needs of Children of Incarcerated Parents, Pages 15-17
- • Youth with Incarcerated Parents: An Introduction to the Issues, Pages 3-6
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