{"id":217,"date":"2025-01-31T17:46:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T17:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/second-chance-menschenrechte.com\/?p=217"},"modified":"2025-03-03T10:30:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T10:30:43","slug":"die-vergessenen-kinder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/second-chance-menschenrechte.com\/en\/informationen\/die-vergessenen-kinder\/","title":{"rendered":"The forgotten children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Forgotten Children: Children of Inmates in the USA <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/te7\/1\/16\/1f494.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc94\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tab\/1\/16\/1f476.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc76\"><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Did you know that in the United States, approximately 2.7 million children have an incarcerated parent? That's one in every 28 children - a number that is shockingly high and often overlooked. These children carry a heavy burden, even though they are not to blame for the situation. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t71\/1\/16\/1f614.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude14\"><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The effects on children<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 Emotional stress: Children of prisoners often suffer from fear, grief and shame. Many struggle with mental health problems such as depression or low self-esteem.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 Broken family structures: The loss of a parent often leads to instability and separation within the family.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 Stigmatization: Children often feel excluded or isolated because the subject of \u201cprison\u201d remains taboo in many social classes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 Educational problems: Without the support of a parent, many children have difficulty succeeding in school.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why we need to look<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The incarceration of a parent is a kind of \u201cinvisible punishment\u201d that children must endure. They not only lose the physical presence of their parent, but often also financial stability, a sense of security and the support they so desperately need.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Without targeted support, these children can easily fall into a cycle of poverty, isolation and even crime. They need our help \u2013 and our voice!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How we can help<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Mentoring programs: Initiatives such as \u201cBig Brothers Big Sisters\u201d offer emotional support to affected children.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Family-friendly visiting programs: Prisons should create more child-friendly visiting spaces to maintain the bond between parents and children.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Education and removal of taboos: We need to talk about this issue to reduce prejudices and raise awareness.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Government support: Increase investment in educational programs and psychological care for children of prisoners.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The children are not responsible!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We must remember: these children are our future. We cannot allow them to be neglected because of the mistakes of their parents. Together we can make sure these children are heard and receive the support they deserve.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Die vergessenen Kinder: Kinder von Inhaftierten in den USA Wusstest du, dass in den USA rund 2,7 Millionen Kinder einen inhaftierten Elternteil haben? Das ist jedes 28. Kind \u2013 eine Zahl, die erschreckend hoch ist und oft \u00fcbersehen wird. Diese Kinder tragen eine schwere Last, obwohl sie keine Schuld an der Situation haben. Die Auswirkungen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[11],"class_list":["post-217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-informationen","tag-trl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/second-chance-menschenrechte.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/second-chance-menschenrechte.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/second-chance-menschenrechte.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/second-chance-menschenrechte.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/second-chance-menschenrechte.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=217"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/second-chance-menschenrechte.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":218,"href":"https:\/\/second-chance-menschenrechte.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217\/revisions\/218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/second-chance-menschenrechte.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/second-chance-menschenrechte.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/second-chance-menschenrechte.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}