When caregivers provide their child with dependable and reliable information about his or her parent’s incarceration, they lay the foundation for developing resilience. The disclosure fosters a trusting relationship between the caregiver and child, creating a comfortable environment for the child to ask difficult questions while grieving his or her loss and adjusting to a new reality.

KidsMates

WHAT WE DO

We work with compassion at the intersection of healthcare and education to improve the health and well-being of children and communities.

We do this by creating awareness and implementing initiatives that develop resilience in children

facing adversity in the United States of America.

Parental incarceration serves as our model for childhood adversity.

See our work here:

KidsMates

WHAT WE DO

AMERICAN

ACADEMY

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ARIZONA

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