USA: Over 5 million. Children have a parent in prison
More than 5 million children in the United States - a figure that represents almost 7% of the population of children in the country - have at least one parent in prison, a figure much higher than earlier estimate, according to a survey that was published Tuesday.
The investigation of the nonprofit organization Child Trends on the effects of imprisonment of a parent to children, published, while President Barack Obama has set a priority in his second presidential term reform of the criminal justice system performance.
The number of five million among children up to age 18 who had at some point a parent who lived with them when led to jail. The numbers are based on a survey conducted in 2011-12 by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of the United States.
A survey of 2007 children who had a parent in prison appreciate the relative number to 1.7 million or 2% rate. This calculation included parents who lived in the same house with their children, the group said.
According to the survey, the black, the poor and children living in rural areas are more likely to have one parent who lived with them before driven to prison. Black children are twice as likely as whites to have a parent in prison.
Other studies show correlations between the imprisonment of the parent with the child's health status, behavioral problems, poor school performance and presentation of physical and mental health problems in adulthood of children, according to the survey.
The impact can be reduced by improving communication between the child and the parent, mitigating the stigma of imprisonment and creating a more friendly environment when visiting children in prisons, noted the organization.
More than 5 million children in the United States - a figure that represents almost 7% of the population of children in the country - have at least one parent in prison, a figure much higher than earlier estimate, according to a survey that was published Tuesday.
The investigation of the nonprofit organization Child Trends on the effects of imprisonment of a parent to children, published, while President Barack Obama has set a priority in his second presidential term reform of the criminal justice system performance.
The number of five million among children up to age 18 who had at some point a parent who lived with them when led to jail. The numbers are based on a survey conducted in 2011-12 by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of the United States.
A survey of 2007 children who had a parent in prison appreciate the relative number to 1.7 million or 2% rate. This calculation included parents who lived in the same house with their children, the group said.
According to the survey, the black, the poor and children living in rural areas are more likely to have one parent who lived with them before driven to prison. Black children are twice as likely as whites to have a parent in prison.
Other studies show correlations between the imprisonment of the parent with the child's health status, behavioral problems, poor school performance and presentation of physical and mental health problems in adulthood of children, according to the survey.
The impact can be reduced by improving communication between the child and the parent, mitigating the stigma of imprisonment and creating a more friendly environment when visiting children in prisons, noted the organization.
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