Breaking Through the Bars: Exploring the Experiences of Addicted Incarcerated Parents Whose Children Are Cared for by Relatives - 020308

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Breaking Through the Bars: Exploring the Experiences of Addicted Incarcerated Parents Whose Children Are Cared for by Relatives

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Alliance for Children and Families (Milwaukee, WI)

Published 2004. 9 pages.

Issues surrounding kinship care and incarcerated parents who are substance abusers are investigated. Sections contained in this article are: abstract; addictions and incarceration; incarcerated parents; family involvement; methodology; results according to demographics, substance abuse patterns, family involvement, and participant's perceptions; and discussion on kinship care, substance abuse, family involvement, study limitations, further research, and implications for practice. "Results of this study indicate that there is a need for a multidisciplinary, wraparound approach to designing services for affected parents, children, and caregivers" (p. 187). Accession Number: 020308

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