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                                    Where Can I Find Programs For Incarcerated Parents or Their Families?

      

                    
          
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findhelp.org Community Resource Search Engine**findhelp.org, 2021**Parent-Child Visiting Practices in Prisons and Jails**Cramer, Lindsey, Margaret Goff, Bryce Peterson, Heather Sandstrom, 2017**Mentoring for Children of Incarcerated Parents**National Mentoring Resource Center, 2016**Prison Parenting Programs: Resources for Parenting Instructors in Prisons and Jails**Correction Education Association, 2016**Document ID: 030163Directory of Programs Serving Children & Families of the Incarcerated**The National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated, 2015**Promising and Innovative Practices for Children of Incarcerated Parents: Arrest through Pre-Adjudication [Webinar]**National Institute of Corrections (NIC) and Urban Institute, 2015**Document ID: 031308Safeguarding Children of Arrested Parents**International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), 2014**Document ID: 028327Little Children, Big Challenges: Incarceration**Sesame Workshop, 2013**"Provides much-needed bilingual (English/Spanish) multimedia tools for families with young children (ages 3-8) who have an incarcerated parent. These FREE resources include a resource kit with A Guide for Parents and Caregivers, a Children's Storybook, and a new Sesame Street video; an Incarcerated Parent Tip Sheet; and the Sesame Street: Incarceration mobile app for smart phones and tablets."Document ID: 027415Impact of Family-Inclusive Case Management on Reentry Outcomes: Interim Report on the Safer Return Demonstration Evaluation**Fontaine, Jocelyn, Douglas Gilchrist-Scott and Megan Denver. Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center, 2011** Return to top

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