Staying in touch through writing, phone calls, and remote video visits can help. At many corrections facilities across the United States, in-person visits are being…
Category: For Students
Resources for students studying and researching the effects of parental incarceration on children and related issues.
COVID-19 and Children
The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action has put out a report regarding how to help children during this worldwide pandemic.
Reuniting Young Children with their Incarcerated Parents
Children and families adjust better during the reunion period when they have access to services and supports during incarceration as well as the reentry period.…
Trauma and Resilience in Very Young Children with Incarcerated Parents
The national organization Zero to Three just published a new volume of their journal focusing on infants and toddlers with incarcerated mothers and fathers. The…
Having an incarcerated parents is an adverse childhood experience
The CDC recently released a report indicating that about 16% of adults have experienced 4 or more ACEs or Adverse Childhood Experiences. One of these…
Newsletter from the International Coalition on Children with Incarcerated Parents, July 2019
Pilot project in Dane County Jail increases literacy for children with incarcerated parents
https://www.channel3000.com/news/pilot-project-in-dane-county-jail-looks-to-increase-literacy-in-children-with-jailed-parents/1083001608
New Handbook on Children with Incarcerated Parents
The 2nd edition Handbook on Children with Incarcerated Parents comes out in August 2019
Adverse Childhood Experiences Update
Article Review: “Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences From the 2011-2014 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in 23 States” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30242348 Full-text link: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2702204 The foundation for…
Turning the Tide in Corrections to Address Racial and Economic Disparities
Last week (September 15, 2018) there was an interesting article in The Economist Magazine. It is titled, Australia’s Aboriginals: Turning the tide. https://www.economist.com/asia/2018/09/15/australias-aboriginals-try-a-novel-approach-to-fighting-crime The article…