Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Early Relational Health: Infants’ Experiences Living with Their Incarcerated Mothers 2. Incarcerated Mothers: Trauma and Attachment Issues 3. Substance Use among Youth with Currently and Formerly Incarcerated Parents 4. Variations in the Life Histories of Incarcerated Parents by Race and Ethnicity: Implications for Service Provision 5. A Statewide Parenting Alternative Sentencing Program: Description and Preliminary Outcomes 6. The Moderating Effect of Living with a Child Before Incarceration on Postrelease Outcomes Related to a Prison-Based Parent Management Training Program 7. Building a Tailored, Multilevel Prevention Strategy to Support Children and Families Affected by Parental Incarceration

About the Author

Marian S. Harris is a Professor and child welfare researcher based in the Social Work and Criminal Justice Program at the University of Washington, USA.


J. Mark Eddy is a Senior Research Scientist and licensed psychologist with the Family Translational Research Group at New York University, USA.