"We must provide recently incarcerated parents with the adequate support they need to maintain familial relationships that are fundamental in preventing recidivism and preserving the full development of our young people."
So says Baltimore Mayor Brandon M.
Scott in announcing the launch of B'More Reconnects, a program designed to help the children of recently incarcerated parents reintegrate into their communities, per a press release from the mayor's office.
Thanks to a Department of Justice grant, B'More Reconnects will offer "proven, research-based parenting education to approximately 400 parents in detention centers as well as upon re-entry with a focus on navigating and strengthening the parent-child relationship," per the release.
The program will also train correctional officers on trauma-informed practices, child development, and parenting concepts in order to "meet the needs of children and incarcerated parents," per the press release.
Per the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, children of incarcerated parents are three times more likely to live below the poverty line, and more than one in four black children in the US have a parent in prison.
"Research has shown that the negative impact of parental incarceration on children can be alleviated by investing in parenting support and skill building for incarcerated parents, as well as providing community supports for parents around housing
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