GIRLS DON’T SING THE JAILHOUSE BLUES

WISCONSIN FAMILY TIES-CHILDREN COME FIRST

CONFERENCEWI DELLS 2016

KALI PETERSEN MISHELLE O’SHASKY

NOVEMBER 2016

Previous research has found connections between parental incarceration and childhood health problems, behavior problems, and grade retention. It has also been linked to poor mental and physical health in adulthood

•More than five million children, representing seven percent of all U.S. children, have ever had a parent who lived with them go to jail or prison. This proportion is higher among black, poor, and rural children.

•More than five million is almost certainly an underestimate, since it does not include children with a non-residential parent who was incarcerated.

MOM Born January 15, 1974 2000 – 2001 (2 Years) 2004 – 2006 (2 Years) 2006 – 2010 (3 ½ Years) Probation, Parole, or Extended

Supervision 14 years 7 ½ years incarceratedGrand Total = 22 ½ years

ACE SCORE = 8

Born October 8, 1996 2001 Began Grade School 2011 Began High School 2012 Obtained Driver’s

License 2011 Started First Job 2015 Began CollegeGrand Total = 20 years

ACE SCORE = 2

KALI

ACEADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES

1. Did a parent or other adult in the household often … Swear at you, insult you, put you down, or humiliate you?

or Act in a way that made you afraid that you might be physically hurt?

2. Did a parent or other adult in the household often … Push, grab, slap, or throw something at you?

orEver hit you so hard that you had marks or were injured?

3. Did an adult or person at least 5 years older than you ever… Touch or fondle you or have you touch their body in a sexual way?

or Try to or actually have oral, anal, or vaginal sex with you?

4. Did you often feel that … No one in your family loved you or thought you were important or special?

or Your family didn’t look out for each other, feel close to each other, or support each other?

5. Did you often feel that … You didn’t have enough to eat, had to wear dirty clothes, and had no one to protect you? Your parents were too drunk or high to take care of you or take you to the doctor if you

needed it?

6. Were your parents ever separated or divorced?

7. Was your mother or stepmother:Often pushed, grabbed, slapped, or had something thrown at her?

Sometimes or often kicked, bitten, hit with a fist, or hit with something hard?Ever repeatedly hit over at least a few minutes or threatened with a gun or knife?

8. Did you live with anyone who was a problem drinker or alcoholic or who used street drugs?

9. Was a household member depressed or mentally ill or did a household member attempt suicide?

10. Did a household member go to prison?

ACE’S AND POSSIBLE RESULTS

The study’s researchers came up with an ACE score to explain a person’s risk for chronic disease. Think of it as a cholesterol score for childhood toxic stress. You get one point for each type of trauma. The higher your ACE score, the higher your risk of health and social problems

https://acestoohigh.com/got-your-ace-score/

THE POWER OF PROMOTING POSITIVE COMMUNITY NORMS

Step one: Planning, Engaging, Educating

Step two: Assess Norms

Step three: Establish a common understanding and prioritize opportunities

Step four: Develop a portfolio of strategies

Step five: Pilot test, select, refine

Step six: Implement portfolio of strategies

Step seven: Evaluate effectiveness and future needs

To This Day…

KALI’S TIMELINE

2001

2004

2006

2010

2016

5 YEARS8 YEARS OLD

10 YEARS OLD

14 YEARS OLD20 YEARS OLD

9 Months AFTER RELEASE - 2011

Trevor-26 years old, Correctional Officer, Dodge County Sheriffs Department

Aria-22 Years old,UWSP Arts Major, and Employed

Kali-20 years old,Renewable Energy Student, and Employed

Casey-17 years old, Senior in High School

Today 2016MOM

State Wide Network Coordinator – Grassroots Empowerment Project

Vice – Chair WCMHChair – WCMH Criminal Justice

CommitteeCommittee Member – CJCC TAD

Court

For more information, citations, or if you’re interested in having Mishelle and Kalito present on their lived experiences to your organization, contact us!

Kali Petersen715-252-3744

petersenkali@gmail.com

Mishelle O’Shasky 715-423-2280

mishelle@grassrootspower.org

www.grassrootspower.org

Thank you!