Despair by Association? The Mental Health of Mothers with Children by Recently Incarcerated Fathers

Wildeman, Christopher; Schnittker, Jason; Turney, Kristin

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“…4 International research reveals that people who experience incarceration have poor health compared with the general population, including higher rates of mental illness, substance use disorders, infectious diseases and injury. [5][6][7] An emerging body of literature identifies ways to improve health in this population, both in custody and after release, 8 and empirical and theoretical evidence suggests that such interventions could benefit all of society by decreasing health care costs, 9 improving health in the general population, [9][10][11][12][13][14] improving public safety 9 and decreasing reincarceration. 9,15,16 In Canada, there is a lack of data on many indicators of health for people who experience incarceration.…”

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Mortality over 12 years of follow-up in people admitted to provincial custody in Ontario: a retrospective cohort study

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Background:We aimed to define rates and causes of death in custody and after release in people admitted to provincial custody in Ontario, and to compare these data with data for the general population. Methods:We linked data on adults admitted to provincial custody in Ontario in 2000 with data on deaths between 2000 and 2012. We examined rates and causes of death by age, sex, custodial status and period after release, and compared them with data for the general population, using indirect adjustment for age.Results: Between 2000 and 2012, 8.6% (95% confidence interval [CI] 8.3%-8.8%) of those incarcerated died in provincial custody or after release. The crude death rate was 7.1 (95% CI 6.9-7.3) per 1000 person-years. The standardized mortality ratio for those incarcerated in 2000 was 4.0 (95% CI 3.9-4.1) overall and 1.9 (95% CI 1.5-2.4) while in provincial custody. The most common causes of death were injury and poisoning (38.2% of all deaths), including overdose (13.6%) and suicide (8.2%), diseases of the circulatory system (15.8%) and neoplasms (14.5%). In the 2 weeks after release, the standardized mortality ratio was 5.7 overall and 56.0 for overdose. Life expectancy was 72.3 years for women and 73.4 for men who experienced incarceration in 2000. Interpretation:Mortality was high for people who experienced incarceration, and life expectancy was 4.2 years less for men and 10.6 years less for women compared with the general population. Efforts should be made to reduce the gap in mortality between people who experience incarceration and those who do not. Time in custody could serve as an opportunity to intervene to decrease risk. Abstract Research CMAJ OPEN E154CMAJ OPEN, 4(2) sentenced) or incarcerated (i.e., sentenced); in this article we use the term incarcerated to represent both of these groups.

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“…The extent to which the non-imprisoned parent/carer successfully copes with parental imprisonment also has a bearing on the child as this can affect their capacity to support the child (Wildeman et al 2012;Jones and Wainaina-Woźna (eds. ) It is not uncommon for parents/carers to insist that the child keeps the imprisonment a secret in order to protect them from negative reactions from peers and the community; this denies them the opportunity to seek social support and has been found to be associated with more severe internalising and externalising problems (Hagan and Myers 2003).…”

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Children of Prisoners: Their Situation and Role in Long-Term Crime Prevention

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Women and Children as Victims and Offenders: Background, Prevention, Reintegration

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Studies suggest that maintaining family ties can help reduce the likelihood of reoffending, and that while parental imprisonment can increase a child's likelihood to offend, positive responses to the situation can aid the children's well-being, attitude and attainment.Drawing on findings from the recently completed EU-funded COPING Project on the mental health of children of prisoners, this chapter explores the factors that aid a child's ability to cope with parental imprisonment and the actions that different stakeholders can take to support them. It identifies some of the mental health impacts at different stages of parental imprisonment, the roles played by non-imprisoned parents/carers and by schools, and suggests options for further clarifying the factors that help and hinder children of prisoners in the short and long term.

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“…12,13 Beyond the direct impact, there are also indirect effects where those connected to incarcerated Black men experience health and adjustment problems. For example, scholars 12,[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] are systematically investigating costs Body mass index (BMI) >30, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters, defined obesity. For familial incarceration, respondents were asked, "Do you have any family members-husband/wife, children, mother, father, brother, or sister-who are away at any of the following?…”

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How Incarceration Influences Native-Born Black Men’s Risk of Obesity

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Methods:We analyzed data from the 2001-2003 National Survey of American Life (NSAL), focusing on native-born Black men (n=1140), the demographic group that bears the brunt of mass incarceration. The outcome of interest was obesity as measured by body mass index (BMI)>30. Principal predictors were familial and former incarceration, and their statistical interaction. Results:In survey-adjusted binomial logistic regression models, familial incarceration appeared an unimportant predictor; whereas, former incarceration associated with a lower risk of obesity. However, former incarceration modifies the association between familial incarceration and obesity, such that nativeborn Black men experiencing both familial and former incarceration were significantly more likely to be obese. Conclusions

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Despair by Association? The Mental Health of Mothers with Children by Recently Incarcerated Fathers

Cited by 205 publications

References 74 publications

Mortality over 12 years of follow-up in people admitted to provincial custody in Ontario: a retrospective cohort study

Mortality over 12 years of follow-up in people admitted to provincial custody in Ontario: a retrospective cohort study

Children of Prisoners: Their Situation and Role in Long-Term Crime Prevention

How Incarceration Influences Native-Born Black Men’s Risk of Obesity

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