To Grandmother's House We Go & Stay: Perspectives on Custodial Grandparents

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ISBN: 9780826112866 | 0826112862
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 10/1/1999

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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

Preface

SECTION I: Setting the Stage

(34)

Why Grandchildren Are Going to and Staying at Grandmother's House and What Happens When They Get There

(17)

Carole B. Cox

A Profile of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in the United States

(15)

Esme Fuller Thomson

Meredith Minkler

Diane Driver

SECTION II: The Status of Grandparents

(76)

Physical Health of Custodial Grandparents

(19)

Jonathan Marx

Jennifer Crew Solomon

Social Support, Stress, and Special Coping Tasks of Grandmother Caregivers

(15)

Carol M. Musil

Susan Schrader

John Mutikani

Psychological Costs and Benefits of Raising Grandchildren: Evidence From a National Survey of Grandparents

(20)

Roseann Giarrusso

Merril Silverstein

Du Feng

Risks of Caregiving: Abuse Within the Relationship

(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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To Grandmother's House We Go & Stay: Perspectives on Custodial Grandparents

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