The Bill of Rights for Children of Incarcerated Parents

The Bill of Rights was developed in 2005 by the San Francisco Partnership for Children of Incarcerated Parents in partnership with youth with incarcerated parents. It is a road map of reform for safeguarding children whose parents are involved in the criminal justice system. Turning these rights into realities is the ultimate goal of our collective efforts.

A Shared Sentence: The Devastating Toll of Parental Incarceration on Kids, Families and Communities

Annie E. Casey Foundation 2016 Policy Report. The Annie E. Casey Foundation is
a private philanthropy that creates a brighter future for the nation’s children by developing solutions to strengthen families, build paths to economic opportunity and transform struggling communities into safer and healthier places to live, work and grow.

The CDC’s Department of Violence Prevention’s ACEs Resource:

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) have a tremendous impact on future violence victimization and perpetration, and lifelong health and opportunity. Working together, we can help create neighborhoods, communities, and a world in which every child can thrive.

Learn more about preventing ACEs in your community by assuring safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments.

A Hidden Epidemic: Parental Incarceration and What To Do When It Affects Your Patients

If having an incarcerated parent was classified as a chronic health condition, it would be the second most prevalent chronic condition in the United States for children under the age of 18 – just behind asthma. In fact, the percentage of American youth with an incarcerated parent is about 10 times higher than the percentage of youth diagnosed with diabetes.

Rutgers University CIP Fact Sheet

Rutgers University National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated (NRCCFI) is the oldest and largest organization in the U.S. focused on children and families of the incarcerated and programs that serve them.

The JAMA Network: Association of Parental Incarceration With Psychiatric and Functional Outcomes of Young Adults

This cohort study, using data from a community-representative, longitudinal study, found that parental incarceration was associated with young adults’ increased odds of having an anxiety disorder, having a felony charge, spending time in jail, not completing high school, becoming a parent when younger than 18 years, and being socially isolated.