Underscores issues faced by grandparents when they assume custodial responsibility of their grandchildren. Addresses lack of preparation, social isolation, psychological and emotional stress, and financial strain. For social workers, gerontologists, and public health workers.
Contributors
xi
Preface
xv
SECTION I: Setting the Stage
1
(34)
Why Grandchildren Are Going to and Staying at Grandmother's House and What Happens When They Get There
3
(17)
Carole B. Cox
A Profile of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in the United States
20
(15)
Esme Fuller Thomson
Meredith Minkler
Diane Driver
SECTION II: The Status of Grandparents
35
(76)
Physical Health of Custodial Grandparents
37
(19)
Jonathan Marx
Jennifer Crew Solomon
Social Support, Stress, and Special Coping Tasks of Grandmother Caregivers
56
(15)
Carol M. Musil
Susan Schrader
John Mutikani
Psychological Costs and Benefits of Raising Grandchildren: Evidence From a National Survey of Grandparents
71
(20)
Roseann Giarrusso
Merril Silverstein
Du Feng
Risks of Caregiving: Abuse Within the Relationship
91
(20)
Patricia Brownell
Jacquelin Berman
SECTION III: Policy Issues
111
(54)
Grandparents and Welfare Reform
113
(19)
Faith Mullen
Grandparent Caregiving: Legal Status Issues and State Policy
132
(17)
Melinda Perez-Porter
Margaret M. Flynt
Planning for Permanence
149
(16)
Martha Johns
SECTION IV: Grandparenting Among Diverse Populations
165
(68)
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Orphaned and Affected by HIV/AIDS
167
(17)
Daphne Joslin
Special Situation of Incarcerated Parents
184
(19)
Jeff Porterfield
Paula Dressel
Sandra Barnhill
Profile of Contemporary Grandparenting in African-American Families
203
(15)
Diane R. Brown
Joan Mars
Culture and Caregiving: A Study of Latino Grandparents
218
(15)
Carole B. Cox
Lisette Resto Brooks
Carmen Valcarcel
SECTION V: Services and Interventions
233
(72)
Support Groups in the Lives of Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren
235
(18)
Carol S. Cohen
Rolanda Pyle
Empowering Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
253
(15)
Carole B. Cox
Grandparents and Schools: Issues and Potential Challenges
268
(15)
Nina M. Silverstein
Laila Vehvilainen
Community Interventions to Support Grandparent Caregivers: Lessons Learned From the Field
283
(22)
Kathleen M. Roe
SECTION VI: Conclusions
305
(8)
Conclusions
307
(6)
Carole B. Cox
Index
313
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