Children Heard and Seen has developed a workbook containing guided exercises for children. During their one-to-one sessions with the organisation’s staff, children are invited to complete the guided exercises. They cover each stage of the custodial sentence and are designed to help children process feelings and share their hopes. Children Heard and Seen introduced their … Read more
The Angel Tree is a nationwide project launched in 2011 across the Czech Republic aiming to guarantee that every child with a parent in prison receives a gift for Christmas. The project specifically targets children whose parents do not have the financial means to buy them a Christmas gift. This year, 1,500 volunteers participated in … Read more
During the week of 9 August 2020, the Czech Prison Fellowship organised a summer camp, “Angel Camp”, addressed to children with a parent in prison in Hrachov. The camp aimed to support children and provide a safe space to talk about their experience of having a parent in prison. During the day, children were offered … Read more
SAVN has established a pediatric counselling service for imprisoned parents in six detention centres in Denmark. So far the service has directly benefitted 300 imprisoned parents, as well as 450 children. Moreover, in 2020, SAVN has initiated the expansion of its support network. The telephone helpline, in addition to providing families of prisoners with pediatric … Read more
The booklet published by Croatian organisation RODA, for prison staff, illustrates how to recognise the needs of children visiting their parent(s) in prison. The manual was distributed to all correctional facilities in Croatia. It is available here.
RODA created, published, and distributed Unbroken Ties, a booklet providing prisoners and their families with tips regarding imprisonment. It covers some of the main challenges regarding imprisonment and parenthood such as how to have an open conversation with a child about prison, the importance of telling the truth, possibilities of maintaining contact with a child from … Read more
In November 2020, COPE member in Finland KRITS published a book for children age 3-8 to help them cope with the emotions related to having a parent in prison. The books are distributed free of charge to children with an imprisoned parent, to professionals working with these children and their families, including NGOs and the … Read more
Finnish organisation KRITS organises four camps annually, intended for adults impacted by familial imprisonment as well as for children with a parent in prison. Imprisoned parents are given a pass to attend the camp, which aims to provide families the possibility to spend time together and to support the child-parent relationship. Children and adults alike … Read more
A child who has been receiving support from FFP was asked to present on the topic “My favourite criminal” in English class. While other children presented on Robin Hood and others, she decided to talk about her father. Her story was so powerful that the film production company Sanden Media turned her presentation into a … Read more
Bambinisenzasbarre is organising training sessions nationwide for prison officers and social workers with the aim of providing child-friendly guidelines in prison and promoting the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which was signed between Bambinisenzasbarre, the Italian Ombudsperson, and the Italian Ministry of Justice. The initiative is also an opportunity to build a network of advocates that … Read more
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