Incarcerated Parents as Engaged Parents: Connecting Recently Released Parents in Dependency Hearings

Many parents who have an opioid or other substance use disorder (OUD or SUD) will end up incarcerated due to their use. Once incarcerated, court procedures and policies will determine the nature and future of a parent who has an OUD or SUD's relationship with their children. This two-part series webinar will highlight the:

• Needs of children and families of recently released parents 
• Experience of parenting while reentering communities and families 
• Long-term impacts of maintaining relationships between children and their recently released parents 
• Role of the courts in maintaining relationships between children and their recently released parents

Faculty: Ivy Beverly-Hilton, Judge Amy Dawson, and Dr. Luke Muentner