Parental Incarceration Among Youth

Substance use among rural adolescents with incarcerated parents: Evidence from a state‐wide sample

“…Rising rates of rural incarceration have resulted in a disproportionate prevalence of PI in these communities. 9,10 That said, the bulk TA B L E 5 Unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression results examining associations between adolescent coresidence with incarcerated parents and adolescent self-reported substance use, among adolescents who experienced parental incarceration.…”

“…Rising rates of rural incarceration have resulted in a disproportionate prevalence of PI in these communities 9,10 . That said, the bulk of research examining child health in the context of PI has largely relied on urban samples 8,12 .…”

“…Notably, these reports of rural PI are higher than what has been reported for city (16%) or suburban (14%) adolescents. 10 Beyond PI, rural children (12%) are more likely than urban counterparts (8%) to live with someone who has a problem with alcohol or drugs. 35 Rates of rural household substance use were slightly higher in the current study (15%), with a risk that more than doubled in the context of PI (38%).…”

“…As a result, more children than ever before have had a parent incarcerated—a notable social determinant of pediatric health 6–8 . Rural children disproportionately experience parental incarceration (PI) 9,10 . A recent national survey reported that 12% of rural children, compared to 8% of urban and 6% of suburban children, have had an incarcerated parent 11 .…”

“…Rural children disproportionately experience parental incarceration (PI) 9,10 . A recent national survey reported that 12% of rural children, compared to 8% of urban and 6% of suburban children, have had an incarcerated parent 11 . Even still, most empirical work to date regarding PI has drawn from urban samples, 8,12 leaving much underexplored as to how those from rural areas with incarcerated parents fare despite being the most impacted.…”