Prisoners’ Assessments of Mental Health Problems Among Their Children

Tasca, Melinda; Turanovic, Jillian J.; White, Clair; Rodríguez, Nancy

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“…The higher use of mental health counseling among individuals with a history of FI likely reflects a greater mental health burden in this population but does not necessarily indicate adequate mental health treatment. 16,31 Additionally, young adults with MI are more likely to use the ED as their usual source of health care. These young adults may seek care after their health problems have worsened, propagating existing health disparities experienced by individuals with exposure to MI.…”

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Health Care Use and Health Behaviors Among Young Adults With History of Parental Incarceration

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OBJECTIVES:To determine if longitudinal associations exist between parental incarceration (PI) and health care use or health behaviors among a national sample of young adults. METHODS:We used the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent to Adult Health to examine associations between history of mother incarceration (MI) and father incarceration (FI), health care use, and 3 dimensions of health behaviors (eg, general health behaviors, substance use, and other risky behaviors) (N = 13 084). Multivariable logistic regression models accounted for individual, family, and geographic factors and generated adjusted odds ratios (aORs). RESULTS:Over 10% of the sample had a history of PI before the age of 18. History of MI and FI were both associated with forgone health care (aOR = 1 CONCLUSIONS:The effects of incarceration extend beyond incarcerated individuals. PI histories are associated with lower health care use and unhealthy behaviors in young adulthood. By addressing barriers to health care and health-harming behaviors, health care providers and policy makers may reduce health disparities among this population. Dr Heard-Garris conceived and designed the study, acquired data, conducted data analysis and interpretation, and drafted the initial manuscript; Dr Winkelman conceived and designed the study, acquired data, conducted data analysis and interpretation, and provided critical revisions to the manuscript; Dr Choi assisted in data analysis and interpretation and provided critical revisions to the manuscript; Mr Miller conducted the literature review for the study and provided critical revisions to the manuscript; Dr Kan conceived and designed the study, acquired and interpreted data, and provided critical revisions to the manuscript; Dr Shlafer interpreted data and provided critical revisions to the manuscript; Dr Davis interpreted data, provided critical PEDIATRICS Volume 142, number 2, August 2018:e20174314 WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT:A history of parental incarceration (PI) is associated with poor physical and mental health outcomes into adulthood. However, the relationship between PI and health care use and multidimensional health behaviors has been understudied. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:Young adults with PI histories are less likely to use health care and more likely to engage in unhealthy behaviors compared with peers without PI. PI has been identified as 1 of several adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), a group of traumatic or persistent childhood experiences associated with poor physical and mental health across the life course. 8 -11 PI is associated with learning delays and behavioral problems, 12 -15 perhaps because of the traumatic separation from a parent, the loss of parental resources, and the lack of social support. 7,12 The authors of a growing body of literature indicate that PI is detrimental to health in childhood and adulthood. The prevalence of asthma, HIV and AIDS, depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder is higher among individuals with a history of PI. 16,17 In contrast to wha...

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Health Care Use and Health Behaviors Among Young Adults With History of Parental Incarceration

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“…The painful journey and bureaucratic battles that many of the women we interviewed undertook to reestablish their motherhood role and the importance of this role in solidifying their prosocial identities underscore the importance of correctional programming that fosters familial relationships. Many others have called for gender-responsive programming (for a review, see Van Voorhis, 2012) that includes policies aimed at reducing parental stress and increasing the likelihood of family reunification (Arditti & Few, 2006;Burgess & Flynn, 2013;Celinska & Siegel, 2010;Hoffmann, Byrd, & Kightlinger, 2010;Tasca, Turanovic, White, & Rodriguez, 2014). Reentry must begin well before release and should consider the need for inexpensive mediation and reconciliation forums for inmates and their family members.…”

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The Complex Relationship Between Motherhood and Desistance

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Paternoster

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Women & Criminal Justice

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Using a sample of 118 drug-involved women originally released from prison in the 1990s and reinterviewed between 2010 and 2011, this paper examines the role motherhood played in the desistance process from crime and substance abuse. Interview narratives revealed that motherhood rarely functioned as a turning point per se that activated desistance, but caring for children did serve to solidify prosocial identities once offenders had transformed their addict/criminal identities. Despite their identity transformations, however, the journey of desistance for the majority of mothers was still a long and arduous path. The reality for these mothers most often resembled a hostile terrain marked by the competing demands of battling addiction, finding employment and suitable housing with a criminal record, establishing visitation and custody rights in family court, and regaining the trust of children and family members who had long ago lost faith in their commitment to their families. This research illuminates the complexities inherent in the desistance process for a contemporary sample of drug involved adult women entrenched within the criminal justice system.

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“…Despite the considerable groundwork that has been laid to identify correlates of emotional and behavioral problems common among children of incarcerated mothers (e.g., Arditti, 2012;Phillips et al, 2002;Tasca et al, 2014), the factors associated with their mental health service use remained unclear. Accordingly, the purpose of this study was to examine the various child, mother, and caregiver characteristics associated with whether children receive mental health treatment during maternal incarceration.…”

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“…Indeed, several studies have shown anxiety, depression, and other internalizing problems to be common among children of incarcerated mothers (Geller, Garfinkel, Cooper, & Mincy, 2009; Kampfner, 1995; Phillips, Burns, Wagner, Kramer, & Robbins, 2002). And while the evidence is conflicting as to whether these problems stem directly from maternal imprisonment or from other preexisting life difficulties (e.g., early childhood trauma or prenatal exposure to drugs and alcohol; Johnston, 2006; Murray, Farrington, & Sekol, 2012; Wildeman & Turney, 2014), there is consensus that children of incarcerated mothers face a great deal of mental health concerns (Dallaire, 2007; Dallaire & Wilson, 2010; Tasca, Turanovic, White, & Rodriguez, 2014). This is problematic considering that in U.S. state prisons alone, there are approximately 65,600 incarcerated mothers who are parents of more than 147,400 minor children (Glaze & Maruschak, 2008).…”

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Mental Health Service Needs in the Prison Boom: The Case of Children of Incarcerated Mothers

Turanovic

Rodríguez

2015

Criminal Justice Policy Review

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This study identifies the factors related to mental health service use among children of incarcerated mothers. Data on 700 children collected from a diverse sample of mothers in Arizona are used, and a two-stage probit model with sample selection is estimated to assess the various child, mother, and caregiver characteristics associated with children's use of mental health services. Results indicate that children involved in child protective services (CPS) and children cared for by grandparents are more likely to receive mental health services, whereas children of Native American mothers and children who have been exposed to violence are less likely to receive services for their mental health needs. These findings have important implications for correctional policy regarding the intake screening of female inmates and suggest that criminal justice agencies communicate more closely with CPS and community-based services to ensure children's mental health needs are addressed while their mothers are in prison.

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Prisoners’ Assessments of Mental Health Problems Among Their Children

Cited by 27 publications

References 52 publications

Health Care Use and Health Behaviors Among Young Adults With History of Parental Incarceration

Health Care Use and Health Behaviors Among Young Adults With History of Parental Incarceration

The Complex Relationship Between Motherhood and Desistance

Mental Health Service Needs in the Prison Boom: The Case of Children of Incarcerated Mothers

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