Report: Parental incarceration and child well-being in fragile families

Areas

DISTRICT:district/community connections and partnerships

Authors

Bendheim-Thoman Center for Research on Child Wellbeing,

Published

2008

Publisher

Princeton University and Columbia Population Research Center, Columbia University

Abstract

This brief summarizes the results of an extensive analysis examining the risks faced by urban children whose parents have been incarcerated. The findings are not meant to suggest a causal relationship between incarceration and child wellbeing. Rather, the analyses identify the extent to which the children of incarcerated parents are at greater risk for material hardship, family instability, or developmental challenges.

Files

http://ea.niusileadscape.org/docs/FINAL_PRODUCTS/LearningCarousel/ParentalIncarceration.pdf

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