Program and Service Needs of Federally Incarcerated Métis ...

Table 6
Family Background
# % # %
Primary caregiver during childhood 52 Violence experienced contributed to you being
Birth mother 23 44% in prison 39
Both birth parents 7 13% Yes 27 69%
Grandparent(s) 7 13% No 12 31%
Foster care 5 10%
Birth father 3 6% Family involvement in crime 51
Other non-family 3 6% Yes 35 69%
Adoptive parent(s) 2 4% No 16 31%
Sibling 2 4%
Current contact with spouse 22
Attached to primary caregiver 52 Yes 15 68%
Yes 45 87% No 7 32%
No 7 13%
Attached to spouse 16
Involved in child welfare system 52 Yes 12 75%
Yes 27 52% No 4 25%
No 25 48%
Children (biological, step, and adopted) 52
Child welfare involvement 27 Yes 33 63%
Foster care 19 70% No 19 37%
Group home 10 37%
Adopted 3 11% Current contact with children 33
Other 3 11% Yes 20 61%
No 13 39%
Good economic situation while growing up 52
Yes 37 71% Attached to children 24
No 15 29% Yes 19 79%
No 5 21%
Stable childhood 52
Yes 33 63% Current contact with other family 51
No 19 37% Yes 40 78%
No 11 22%
Happy childhood 52
Yes 36 69%
No 16 31%
Experienced/witnessed violence in home 52
Yes 39 75%
No 13 25%
Experienced/witnessed violence in community 52
Yes 43 83%
No 9 17%
Caregiver had alcohol/drug/sniff problem 51
Alcohol 40 78%
Drug 11 22%
Sniffing 1 2%
Substance abuse at home contributed to you
being in prison 40
Yes 27 68%
No 13 33%
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