Broken Bonds: Understanding and Addressing the Needs of Children with Incarcerated Mothers

February 14, 2008
9:00 - 10:30 a.m

Current estimates indicate that on any given day, more than 150,000 children have a mother in prison, yet far too little is known about these children and their needs and experiences. What are their home environments like before, during, and after incarceration? What emotional and behavioral challenges do these children face? What can charitable organizations, service providers, and policymakers do to address those challenges? With these questions in mind, this panel sought to cast a bright light on this often invisible population of children.

Welcome
	Matt Stagner, Chapin Hall Center for Children
Opening Remarks / Overview
	Laura Sullivan, NPR
Presentations
	Nancy LaVigne, Urban Institute
	Sandra Barnhill, Foreverfamily
	Amy Dworsky, Chapin Hall Center for Children
	Thomasina Hiers, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
	Question and answer session
Complete Recording
	Download the complete recording here.

Resources

• Speaker bios
  
• Broken Bonds: Understanding and Addressing the Needs of Children with Incarcerated Parents
  
• Understanding the Needs and Experiences of Children of Incarcerated Parents: Views from Mentors
  
• Report to the Joint Committee on Children, Youth and Families on Programs and Initiatives in Maryland for Children of Incarcerated Parents
  
• Foster Care Placement Among Children with Incarcerated Mothers
• Foreverfamily: Organizational Overview
  
• Foreverfamily: National Expansion
• Prisoners Once Removed: The Impact of Incarceration and Reentry on Children, Families, and Community (Order form)
  

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