Incarceration of parents impacts health of their children into adulthood
Tuesday, July 17, 2018 - 11:30
in Psychology & Sociology
A new study found that young adults who had a parent incarcerated during their childhood are more likely to skip needed healthcare, smoke cigarettes, engage in risky sexual behaviors, and abuse alcohol, prescription and illicit drugs. These findings have a potentially broad impact, as more than five million US children have had a parent in jail or prison.