Nearly one million children in the European Union have a parent in prison. In addition to being separated from their parent, these children frequently experience trauma linked to the stigma and discrimination of having a parent in prison and violation of their rights. In Bulgaria, an estimated 12,500 children have a father in prison. Children of Prisoners Europe … Read more
On 13 February, COPE, in partnership with the Fédération des Rélais Enfants Parents (FREP) and Child and Space, officially launched its new “Papa Plus” initiative. The launch took place at COPE and FREP’s new shared office space, and was an intimate evening of presentations and fruitful discussion followed by live music and conversation. Through presentations … Read more
Volume 6 of the European Journal of Parental Imprisonment (EJPI) is now available! This edition of the EJPI highlights the role of schools in supporting children of prisoners. Children spend the majority of their day at school, and it is important for them to feel comfortable and safe in that environment. In many cases parental … Read more
The Council for Penological Co-operation (PC-CP) of the Council of Europe has published the draft Recommendation on children with imprisoned parents. The draft Recommendation was presented during the 7th PC-CP Plenary meeting, 6-8 November 2017. It comes after months of work and collaboration between the PC-CP and COPE. The Recommendation acknowledges the challenges faced by … Read more
For the first time, COPE was able to send a small delegation of children impacted by parental imprisonment to the Children as Actors for Transforming Society (CATS) Global Forum, in Caux, Switzerland. The week-long Forum’s theme of “Reaching for an inclusive world” offered children a “platform that inspires others to share their difficulties, to tackle … Read more
One of the key speakers at COPE’s recent conference was Chiara Altafin of the European Inter-University Center for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC, Venice). Ms Altafin is currently working with Manfred Nowak on the UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty, after Mr. Nowak was appointed by the UN Secretary-General as Independent Expert on … Read more
COPE’s 2017 conference in Naples, Italy, took place on 19 May and was organised in partnership with Bambinisenzasbarre. Through a series of engaging presentations, the conference explored how working to support the child-parent relationship when a parent is imprisoned benefits all parties involved: the child, the imprisoned parent, the caretaker parent, the prison, decision-makers, media, local communities, … Read more
COPE is pleased to share the Network Activity Log 2016, providing an opportunity to explore the initiatives and programs implemented and/or continued by COPE members in 2016. It is inspiring to see all of the work that is being done to support Children of Prisoners across Europe!
COPE international conference and network meeting 2017 Supporting children with imprisoned parents: A cross-sectoral approach benefiting all Bambinisenzasbarre Onlus and Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE) 19 May 2017 Hall of Barons (Sala dei Baroni) Castel Nuovo-Maschio Angioino, Naples, Italy Register now Conference registration is free with an optional donation of 25€ (suggestion). This pan-European conference, hosted by Bambinisenzasbarre and … Read more
On 6-7 April 2017, in Helsinki, Finland, EuroPris organised the second Family Relations expert meeting. Lucy Gampell and Madelein Kattel, COPE Board members, were present at the meeting, which was a follow-up to the first meeting held in Zagreb, 18-19 May 2016. The Family Relations expert group comprises 11 experts from European National Agencies (Czech … Read more
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