Children of Incarcerated Parents
The United States has more than 2 million people behind bars, and 45 percent were living with their children before they were imprisoned. U.S. children of incarcerated parents are an…
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Parents’ Imprisonment Linked to Children’s Health, Behavioral Problems
U.S. children of incarcerated parents are an extremely vulnerable group, and much more likely to have behavioral problems and physical and mental health conditions than their peers, reports Kristin Turney,…
Read MoreThe Economic and Social Consequences of Job Loss and Unemployment
In this recording of a webinar, Jennie E. Brand, associate professor of sociology and associate director of the California Center for Population Research (CCPR) at UCLA, and Till von Wachter,…
Read MoreMothers’ Reading Skills Linked to Improved Child Survival and Student Achievement
In Nigeria, where 10 percent of the world’s deaths to children occur, literate mothers are much less likely to see their children die before their fifth birthday than their illiterate…
Read MoreFor Malnourished Boys, Earliest Days a Critical Window for Cognitive Development
In rural Nicaragua where malnutrition is widespread, improved nutrition and health care during a boy’s first 1,000 days (from the beginning of his mother’s pregnancy to about age 2) has…
Read MoreThe Effects of Military Deployment on Family Health
View webcast of symposium (Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes) Extended involvement of the United States military in Iraq and Afghanistan has led to new realities for military personnel and their families….
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