What Supports Do Incarcerated Mothers and Their Families Need? The Views of Incarcerated Mothers and Service Providers
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Sapkota, Diksha
Thompson, Carleen
McGee, Tara Renae
Ransley, Janet
Williams, Corrie
Jenkins, Brian
Malope-Rwodzi, Nomxolisi
Baar, Laura
Dennison, Susan
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Maternal incarceration causes complex and diverse outcomes, affecting the mother, her family, and her community. Despite this, there are few evidence-based models of support. This paper aims to identify participant’s perspectives in developing a model of support by identifying needs, preferred services, and current barriers. Incarcerated mothers (n = 75) and service providers (n = 24) in Queensland, Australia contributed through workshops. Participants identified three support areas: (i) children’s wellbeing and mother-child relationships; (ii) while mothers are incarcerated; and (iii) when mothers return to the community. Mothers prioritized relational and self-development goals whereas service providers prioritized material needs and service delivery methods. Barriers reflected mothers’ multifaceted needs and the complex service delivery area. Preferred programs incorporated individualized, multi-modal, long-term, culturally-informed, and trauma-informed care, while system-level barriers included administrative burdens and navigating complex systems. Overall, models of support must incorporate optimal program-level and system-level characteristics to improve the outcomes of mothers and their children.
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Women & Criminal Justice
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Criminology
Gender studies
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Lockwood, K; Sapkota, D; Thompson, C; McGee, TR; Ransley, J; Williams, C; Jenkins, B; Malope-Rwodzi, N; Baar, L; Dennison, S, What Supports Do Incarcerated Mothers and Their Families Need? The Views of Incarcerated Mothers and Service Providers, Women & Criminal Justice, 2024