Grandmothers as Caregivers: Raising Children of the Crack Cocaine Epidemic.

Foreword - Troy Duster Introduction Social and Cultural Contexts of Caregiving Hearing the Voices, Telling the Stories The Grandparent Caregiver Study Assuming the Caregiver Role The Health Status of Grandmother Caregivers The High Costs of Caring Economic Considerations Social Networks and Social Support Coping with the New Caregiving Combining Work and Childcare The Continuity of Caregiving Raising the Children of the Crack Cocaine Epidemic Special Considerations Community Interventions to Support Grandparent Caregivers Implications for Policy