Children of incarcerated parents: Challenges and resiliency, in their own words

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1119-1130

  Nesmith, Ande ^a   Ruhland, Ebony ^b  

^a Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago   (United States)

^b Minnesota Council on Crime and Justice   (United States)

Author keywords

Children of incarcerated parents; Parents in prison

Indexed keywords

EID: 48949105304     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2008.02.006     Document Type: Article

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