A Photovoice Study on the Lived Experiences of Youth and Mothers of Incarcerated Fathers and Husbands, Highlighting the Relevance of Abolitionist Social Work Practice

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Foilsithe in:Social Sciences vol. 14, no. 7 (2025), p. 411-431
Príomhchruthaitheoir: Allen, Elizabeth K
Rannpháirtithe: Ostrander, Jason, Kelly, Kate
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100 1 |a Allen, Elizabeth K  |u Division of Education, Health and Social Work, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, DC 20008, USA 
245 1 |a A Photovoice Study on the Lived Experiences of Youth and Mothers of Incarcerated Fathers and Husbands, Highlighting the Relevance of Abolitionist Social Work Practice 
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520 3 |a This community-based participatory research (CBPR) study explored, using a Photovoice methodology, the lived expeiences of northeastern Black and/or African American youth and mothers who were currently experiencing the incarceration of their fathers and husbands. Grounded in critical theories of dual consciousness and comparative conflict, the findings provide valuable insights into how this population navigates the intersections of family, school, and community within the context of the criminal legal system, and, in the process, underscore the relevance of Abolitionist practice in capturing their theoretically lived experiences. Participants documented through photography and narrative reflections the multifaceted impacts of incarceration on fathers and husbands, including disrupted family dynamics, social stigma, and barriers to community resources. A focus group with the mothers of these youth highlighted the profound impact of incarceration on their family structure, revealing significant emotional burdens for caregivers as well as personal changes to parenting styles as a result of this project. A central theme that emerged was the development of a “double” or “dual consciousness”—an ability to see humanity and injustice in their circumstances, fueling a desire for systemic change. Overall, this CBPR project amplifies the voices of marginalized youth and mothers, illuminating how the criminal legal system perpetuates cycles of trauma, stigma, and disempowerment. The implications call for a radical reimagining of the role of social work in creating more equitable, restorative, and healing-centered communities, including an immediate embrace of Abolitionist practice concepts and interventions. 
651 4 |a Connecticut 
651 4 |a United States--US 
653 |a Parents & parenting 
653 |a African Americans 
653 |a Perceptions 
653 |a Participatory research 
653 |a Double consciousness 
653 |a Oppression 
653 |a Minority & ethnic groups 
653 |a Racial differences 
653 |a Power 
653 |a Photography 
653 |a Pandemics 
653 |a Empowerment 
653 |a Injustice 
653 |a Families & family life 
653 |a Hispanic people 
653 |a Children & youth 
653 |a Mental health 
653 |a Criminal justice 
653 |a Inequality 
653 |a Race 
653 |a Adverse childhood experiences 
653 |a Imprisonment 
653 |a Post traumatic stress disorder 
653 |a Community based action research 
653 |a Caregiver burden 
653 |a Marginality 
653 |a Community resources 
653 |a Husbands 
653 |a Caregivers 
653 |a Social dynamics 
653 |a Consciousness 
653 |a Family school relationship 
653 |a Black youth 
653 |a Legal system 
653 |a Female offenders 
653 |a Stigma 
653 |a Prisoners 
653 |a Community 
653 |a Fathers 
653 |a Youth 
653 |a Professional practice 
653 |a Juvenile offenders 
653 |a Social work 
653 |a Community-based programs 
653 |a Social systems 
653 |a Parenting style 
653 |a Healing 
653 |a Family structure 
653 |a Research methodology 
653 |a Family relations 
653 |a Community research 
653 |a Trauma 
653 |a Occupational roles 
700 1 |a Ostrander, Jason  |u Department of Social Work, Anna Maria College, 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton, MA 01612, USA; jostrander@annamaria.edu 
700 1 |a Kelly, Kate  |u School of Social Work, Sacred Heart University, 5151 Park Avenue, Fairfield, CT 06825, USA; kellyk4@sacredheart.edu 
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