The health impact on children affected by parental imprisonment

Sarah Beresford¹, Nancy Loucks^{2

3}, Ben Raikes⁴

Affiliations

¹ Prison Reform Trust, London, UK.
² Criminology, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.
³ Families Outside, Edinburgh, UK.
⁴ Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK.

Editorial

Sarah Beresford et al. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2020.

. 2020 Feb 10;4(1):e000275.

doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2018-000275. eCollection 2020.

Sarah Beresford¹, Nancy Loucks^{2

3}, Ben Raikes⁴

¹ Prison Reform Trust, London, UK.
² Criminology, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.
³ Families Outside, Edinburgh, UK.
⁴ Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: adolescent health; child psychology; children’s rights; paediatric practice; parental imprisonment.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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