Sibling contact with criminal legal system is harmful to children and families, study finds

Phys.org— Criminal legal system contact has emerged as a key event for understanding family life, childhood well-being, and patterns of inequality. Scholars have found many problems for families that are linked to mass criminalization and effects tend to be concentrated among the most marginalized segments of society. But few studies have considered the consequences of sibling criminal legal system contact for families.

Phys.org—Maternal grandmothers' support buffers children against the impacts of adversity, finds study. A study conducted at the University of Turku shows that investment by maternal grandmothers can improve the well-being of grandchildren who have faced adversities in life. The positive effects can last well into adulthood. The work is published in the journal Scientific Reports.

dailym.ai—End of the family doctor as half of patients now don't see the same GP, study finds. Critics described the lack of continuity as a 'scandal' that hampers care and forces patients to waste time repeating their medical history on every visit.

KIFI—Nearly 100,000 children in the US lost a parent to a drug overdose or gun violence in 2020, study finds. By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Deaths from drug overdoses and firearm-related injuries have reached record levels in the United States in recent years, and it’s created a “double burden” for children who face an increased risk of losing their parents and of dying themselves, according to the authors of a new study. Overall, more