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Children of Incarcerated Parents: A Handbook for Researchers and Practitioners

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Children of Incarcerated Parents: A Handbook for Researchers and Practitioners - Poehlmann, Julie, and Eddy, J Mark, Ph.D.
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For the nearly 2 million children in the United States whose parents are in prison, caretaking necessary for optimal development is disrupted. These vulnerable youth--a population that has shot up 80 percent in the last 20 years--are more likely to experience learning difficulties, poor health, and substance abuse, and eventually be incarcerated themselves. Addressing the needs of children with imprisoned parents is urgent from corrections, child welfare, health care, and education perspectives. Children of Incarcerated ...

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Children of Incarcerated Parents: A Handbook for Researchers and Practitioners 2010, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Washington, DC

ISBN-13: 9780877667681

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