The 2nd Annual Prisoner's Family Conference, sponsored by Community Solutions of El Paso, will take place on February 25-26, 2010, in Orlando, Fla.
Laure Clemons, executive director of Extended Family, will be presenting a workshop at the conference on Extended Family for Kids, and Extended Family will have an exhibit booth.
To learn more about the conference and to register visit www.solutionsforelpaso.org
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Women wanted by Emory for study on wives of prisoners
Extended Family was contacted by a researcher at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. This researcher wants to conduct a study on African American woman who have a partner currently incarcerated.
The details of the study are below. If you are interested in participating in this study, please contact the primary researcher at the information listed.
This is not an Extended Family project - we are simply passing on this information to you. Getting information out about resources available to families of prisoners is one of our functions.
RESEARCH PROJECT E-MAIL FROM EMORY UNIVERSITY RESEARCHER
We are looking for people who can help to create services to support women whose partners have gone to prison. We want to learn about the ways that losing a partner to prison affects women’s lives and health. We are interested in learning about the challenges, triumphs, and daily experiences that women have after their partner enters prison.
You may qualify to be in the study if you are:·
An African American woman·
18 to 49 years old·
Live in the Atlanta metropolitan area·
Have lost a partner to prison in the past 6 months·
Partners must be serving sentences longer than 18 months
If you take part in the study, you will take part in 4 conversational interviews that each last up to 2 hours. These interviews will be held over the course of a year. Participants will receive up to $155 over the year.
This study is being done by Emory University. Information on individuals will not be shared with anyone outside of the project.
Contact us to see if you qualify to participate:(404) 727 7677 or projectrise@emory.edu
Primary Researcher:
Dr. Hannah Cooper
Rollins School of Public Health
Emory University
1518 Clifton Rd
Rm 526
Atlanta GA 30322
The details of the study are below. If you are interested in participating in this study, please contact the primary researcher at the information listed.
This is not an Extended Family project - we are simply passing on this information to you. Getting information out about resources available to families of prisoners is one of our functions.
RESEARCH PROJECT E-MAIL FROM EMORY UNIVERSITY RESEARCHER
We are looking for people who can help to create services to support women whose partners have gone to prison. We want to learn about the ways that losing a partner to prison affects women’s lives and health. We are interested in learning about the challenges, triumphs, and daily experiences that women have after their partner enters prison.
You may qualify to be in the study if you are:·
An African American woman·
18 to 49 years old·
Live in the Atlanta metropolitan area·
Have lost a partner to prison in the past 6 months·
Partners must be serving sentences longer than 18 months
If you take part in the study, you will take part in 4 conversational interviews that each last up to 2 hours. These interviews will be held over the course of a year. Participants will receive up to $155 over the year.
This study is being done by Emory University. Information on individuals will not be shared with anyone outside of the project.
Contact us to see if you qualify to participate:(404) 727 7677 or projectrise@emory.edu
Primary Researcher:
Dr. Hannah Cooper
Rollins School of Public Health
Emory University
1518 Clifton Rd
Rm 526
Atlanta GA 30322
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