Please join us to explore this important topic with Allison Hollihan, LMHC, and Tarini Garimella of the Osborne Association. Allison is the Director of the Osborne Association's New York Initiative for Children of Incarcerated Parents at and Tarini Garimella is a Policy Associate. 

One in 14 children experience the incarceration of a parent during their childhood, and children of color experience the incarceration of a parent at higher rates due to racial disparities in the criminal legal system. More than 20 percent of children with parents in state prisons are 4 years old or younger.

Parental incarceration is a common Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE), potentially increasing children’s risk for developing negative long-term health and behavioral health outcomes. These children’s unique needs are often not met because systems do not consider their needs and families are hesitant to disclose the experience due to stigma. This presentation equipped those working with children and families with language, tools, and resources to better support children who witness an arrest and/or have an incarcerated parent. Clinical considerations and strategies for supporting the parent-child relationship were discussed.

Participants of this webinar were able to:

• Understand the basics of mass incarceration and assess its psychosocial impact on children
• Identify and understand the common, yet diverse socio-emotional needs of children whose parents are involved in the criminal legal system
• Identify tools for supporting children's healthy relationships with their incarcerated parents
• Asses how biases about incarceration may affect children's care and discover strategies for reducing the psychosocial burden of stigma experienced by families of incarcerated individuals
• Discover resources to support the care of children of incarcerated parents and their families

Date & Time

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm ET