US: Report: Parents in prison affects kids’ health

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
US: Report: Parents in prison affects kids’ health
Houston Chronicle – April 25, 2016
Texas children who have incarcerated parents suffer from trauma and emotional instability at the same magnitude as abuse and domestic violence, according to research study released Monday. The study could carry a significant message in Texas, a state with a historically high-incarceration rate that also has had limited funding for mental-health programs that could divert additional people from the nation’s largest state criminal-justice system. Also: One in 10 Oklahoma kids have parent in jail or prison during childhood: http://newsok.com/one-in-10-oklahoma-kids-have-parent-in-jail-or-prison-during-childhood/article/5494180?custom_click=rss Also: Nearly 90,000 Wisconsin kids have had a parent behind bars: http://host.madison.com/ct/report-nearly-wisconsin-kids-have-had-a-parent-behind-bars/article_cf059ac2-f7a4-596f-9853-9e67e5f60cd6.html Also: Report: 8 percent of Maine children have parent in prison: http://www.sunjournal.com/news/maine/2016/04/25/report-8-percent-maine-children-have-parent-prison/1912833 Also: Parents’ Prison Time Affects 8 Percent of SD Kids: http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-04-26/childrens-issues/parents-prison-time-affects-8-percent-of-sd-kids/a51613-1 Also: IA: The Costs Of Parental Incarceration: http://iowapublicradio.org/post/costs-parental-incarceration#stream/0 Also: Tennessee among states with most incarcerated parents (Includes video): http://www.wbir.com/news/tennessee-among-states-with-most-incarcerated-parents/152807433 Report: A Shared Sentence, The Devastating Toll of Parental Incarceration on Kids, Families and Communities: http://www.aecf.org/resources/a-shared-sentence/ Information Gateway Resource: Child Welfare Practice With Families Affected by Parental Incarceration: https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/parental-incarceration/
http://www.chron.com/news/politics/texas/article/Report-Parents-in-prison-affects-kids-health-7330112.php