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UPDATE: Psychologist to answer your questions on coping with Holiday Season separation
Posted on November 3, 2008 | 5 CommentsThe Holiday Season is meant to be a time for joy and celebration. But for many, it is difficult period when their separation from an incarcerated family member is magnified because of the relentless message that this is a time for families to be together. Often people do not know where to turn to learn how to cope with this period. You have an opportunity to ask Dr. Harland Kessaris, a psychologist who specializes in helping families adjust to life when a member is in prison, your own questions to him. -
Update: Arts competition to offer prize money for works that depict impact of incarceration on family
Posted on November 3, 2008 | 1 CommentTo honor that great artwork, Family Life behind Bars is launching its inaugural Annual Arts Celebration & Competition.You are invited to enter the artwork you have produced that reflects the emotions you are feeling during your loved one's incarceration. The top three winners will receive checks worth up to $200. -
Makeba: Why I decided to go to college
Posted on October 27, 2008 | 5 CommentsIf you are a child of someone who is incarcerated and you have a question for me, you have three options: Post a question in the comments section below, Send an email to questions@livesinfocus.org, Call (646) 867-1891 to leave a... -
Davian: At school and wondering what other kids think of you
Posted on October 20, 2008 | 1 CommentIn this video column, Davian Reynolds, a 16-year-old from Brooklyn, reflects on how children who have an incarcerated parent can face questions, scrutiny and mistrust. -
Introducing Emani's audio column
Posted on October 9, 2008 | 1 CommentThirty-year-old Emani Davis has spoken out on behalf of young people whose parents have been incarcerated since she was 14 years old. Her own father has been imprisoned for more than a decade. Meet Emani [Audio clip: view full post... -
Makeba's monthly column relaunched
Posted on October 3, 2008 | No CommentsLives in Focus is relaunching its monthly video column by 23-year-old Makeba Lavan, a young woman whose mother was incarcerated until late 2005. If you are a child of someone who is incarcerated and you have a question for Makeba,... -
Watching your children grow up from behind prison bars
Posted on September 30, 2008 | No CommentsJay Coleman, who served 25 years in prison, talks about how he felt as he watched his children grow up from behind his prison cell. -
Audio Diary: Not all bad things
Posted on September 27, 2007 | No CommentsListen to what the experience of a 12-year-old Payton Smith and her two-year separation from her her mother in prison.
