What is it about?
The role that grandmothers play in caring for children when their mothers are imprisoned.
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Why is it important?
Without the care provided by grandmothers many more children with parents in prison would end up in State care.
Perspectives
This article provides an appreciation of he care provided by grandmothers for children when their parent is imprisoned, and discusses the context in which this care takes place, for example in relation to the impact of stigma.
Mr Ben K Raikes
University of Huddersfield
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This page is a summary of: 'Unsung Heroines: Celebrating the care provided by grandmothers for children with parents in prison, Probation Journal, May 2016, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0264550516648396.
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