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Children with Parents in Prison - Child Welfare Policy, Program, and Practice Issues (Hardcover)
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Children with Parents in Prison - Child Welfare Policy, Program, and Practice Issues (Hardcover)
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Adults are being incarcerated in the United States at an
ever-escalating rate, and child welfare professionals are
encountering growing numbers of children who have parents in
prison. Current estimates indicate that as many as 1.5 million
children have an incarcerated parent; many thousands of others have
experienced the incarceration of a parent at some point in their
lives. These vulnerable children face unique difficulties, and
their growing numbers and special needs demand attention.Existing
literature indicates that children whose parents are incarcerated
experience a variety of negative consequences, particularly in
terms of their emotional health and well being. They also may have
difficult interactions or limited contact with their parents. There
are also issues connected with their physical care and child
custody. The many challenges facing the child welfare system as it
attempts to work with this population are explored in Children with
Parents in Prison. Topics covered include: "Supporting Families and
Children of Mothers in Jail"; "Meeting the Challenge of Permanency
Planning for Children with Incarcerated Mothers"; "The Impact of
Changing Public Policy on Relatives Caring for Children with
Incarcerated Parents"; "Legal Issues and Recommendations";
"Facilitating Parent-Child Contact in Correctional Settings";
"Earning Trust from Youths with None to Spare"; "Developing Quality
Services for Offenders and Families"; and in closing,
"Understanding the Forces that Influence Incarcerated Fathers'
Relationships with Their Children."Children and families have long
struggled with the difficulties created when a parent goes to
prison. What is new is the magnitude of the problem. This volume
calls for increased public awareness of the impact of parental
incarceration on children. Its goal is to stimulate discussion
about how to best meet the special needs of these children and
families and how to provide a resource for the child welfare
community as it responds to the growing numbers of children made
vulnerable by their parents' incarceration.Cynthia Seymour is
general counsel at the Child Welfare League of America in
Washington, DC. Creasie Finney Hairston is dean and professor at
Jane Addams College of Social Work, the University of Illinois at
Chicago.
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