urban institute live audio webcast on

urban institute live audio webcast on children with incarcerated mothers

via the urban institute's justice policy center:

Broken Bonds: Understanding and Addressing the Needs of Children with

Incarcerated Mothers

Thursday, February 14

9 am ET / 8 am CT / 7 am MT / 6 am PT

Program length: 1.5 hours

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Description

As the population of incarcerated women grows, so does the number of

children whose mothers are absent from their lives. 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? If they are in foster care,

when did they enter the system, and what are their prospects for

family stability? What are the barriers to healthy mother-child

relationships? 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 seeks to cast a bright light

on this often invisible population of children. The discussion will

illustrate the scope of the problem; explore the challenges these

children will likely encounter as they negotiate new living

arrangements, family relationships, and financial circumstances; and

highlight programs and policies that hold promise for better serving

this vulnerable population.

Speakers:

Sandra Barnhill, executive director and CEO, Foreverfamily

Amy Dworsky, senior researcher, Chapin Hall Center for Children at the

University of Chicago

Thomasina Hiers, director of programs and services, Maryland

Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services

Nancy La Vigne, senior research associate, Justice Policy Center at

the Urban Institute

Moderator: Laura Sullivan, correspondent, National Public Radio

Register for the Webcast Today!

The audio recording of the webcast will be available online at

http://www.urban.org/Pressroom/events/index.cfm by February 19.

The webcast is free. To join the webcast, you need a computer with a

high-speed Internet connection. The audio for the webcast is available

over the Internet only (no telephone connections).

Resources

Families Left Behind: The Hidden Costs of Incarceration and Reentry

(pdf)

Prisoners Once Removed: The Impact of Incarceration and Reentry on

Children, Families, and Communities