1 IN 14 U.S. KIDS WITH PARENT IN PRISON
Figure twice as high for black children
(TIME) One in 14 American children has a parent who has spent time in jail or is currently behind bars, according to a report released on Tuesday by Child Trends, a Maryland-based research center.
The study, which sought to examine “both the prevalence of parental incarceration and child outcomes associated with it,” concluded that an unexpectedly high number of children in the U.S. — more than 5 million — have seen a parent who lived with them go to jail. The study posits that a parent’s incarceration has a deleterious impact on his or her child’s mental and physical health, yielding, among other things, behavioral issues and substandard academic performance.
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2015/10/1-in-14-u-s-kids-with-parent-in-prison/#1h5g7GLMSQmlTq4P.99
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