Incarcerated Parents Research Paper

The Effects on Children of Incarcerated Parents
Stephanie Anderson
Liberty University Online

Abstract

This research paper will include spiritual, emotional, social, and physical issues such as drug and alcohol abuse, financial issues, academic issues, and stigmatization that is placed on children that have incarcerated parents. The research paper will also include some statistics, rights, needs, mentor help, and outreaches for the children with incarcerated parents. The paper will answer the following questions: What are the issues and effects that children face with incarcerated parent? How can people stop stigmatizing and start making a difference in the children’s lives? What is the percentage rate of the children being incarcerated
The adult role models in the school systems with their changed attitudes would portray to all the other students that just because the parent of another student is in jail or prison does not make that student any different. Schools have the ability to communicate with the community on building mentorship programs for the children of incarcerated parents (Vacca, 2009). This alone would open a window of hope for the children, bring them closer together with a unity of others that they can relate to on common ground and with familiarity. The school system and churches have the ability to hold student support groups for the children of incarcerated parents. These groups would help the students, parents, guardians, and peers learn appropriate coping mechanisms, how to deal with shame, anger, guilt and embarrassment. Parents, schools, communities, and churches have to reach out to the children of incarcerated parents to let them know that it is okay for them to talk about their situation and to know that they are not alone. With guidance and encouragement of the right people the children of incarcerated parents can do anything they set their minds too, including making a difference to others that are going through the same
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