Evidence-based Resources
Supporting Children of Incarcerated Parents
A public repository for the practitioners, researchers, educators, and community members who show up for these children every day — training guidelines, policy briefs, fact sheets, and more, gathered in one place.
Training guidelines
Curricula and facilitation guides for staff who work directly with children and caregivers.
Policy briefs
Short, sourced summaries written for legislators, agency leaders, and advocates.
Fact sheets
Plain-language handouts to share with schools, families, and community partners.
About the center
One place for what the evidence actually says
Roughly one in fourteen children in the United States has experienced a parent’s incarceration. The research on how to support them is real and growing — but it is scattered across journals, agencies, and pilot programs.
We collect it, review it with an advisory board of researchers and practitioners, and publish it free of charge in formats you can use on Monday morning.