families

“This is Me”: A Child Impact Assessment toolkit

[Prison Reform Trust (2022)]

Resources to support children with a mum in the criminal justice system, from the Prison Reform Trust.

Keywords: children, families, female offenders

Families Inside: Young people’s experiences of serving a sentence at the same time as a family member

[Prison Service Journal (2022)]

PSJ article on the impact on young people serving a sentence at the same time as another familiy member. [Past issues of PSJ are archived here].

Keywords: young people, families

Working with families and carers

[YJB (2022)]

Information and resources related to working with children’s families and carers. From the YJB Resource hub.

Keywords: young people, families, carers

Life on the inside

[Sussex Prisoners’ Families (2022)]

A guide, written by prisoners, to help children and young people understand what life in prison is like.
what life is like for a loved-one in prison.

Keywords: children, families

Kathy Biggar Trophy submission: an initiative which directly involves young people – and parents and victims – in all aspects of policy and practice, working towards UNICEF Child Friendly accreditation. [More about the Kathy Biggar Trophy].

Motherhood Project

[Peterborough (2022)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a project supporting mothers and grandmothers in the prison, helping them cope with being separated from their families, and maintaining and rebuilding their relationships. [More about the Ruth Mann Trophy ].

Keywords: families, peer support

Families Come Dine With Us

[Nottingham (2022)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a programme of family visits, held in the prison’s Bistro, which gives prisoners an ‘out of prison’ experience: sitting down and eating a meal with their families. [More about the Ruth Mann Trophy ].

Keywords: families, visits

Healthy Relationships Programme

[Kilmarnock (2022)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a 12-session educational programme, aimed at perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) who are not eligible for an accredited domestic violence programme in Scotland. [More about the Ruth Mann Trophy ].

Keywords: families, domestic violence

Autism Visits

[Hindley (2022)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a programme of regular (monthly) visits specifically for families with children with autism. [More about the Ruth Mann Trophy ].

Keywords: neurodiversity, families

Family Interventions Unit

[Altcourse (2022)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a 60-bed single-cell unit which offers various interventions – including a “Family Interventions Course” – which men can access to enable a more stable relationship with their family and children. [More about the Ruth Mann Trophy ].

Keywords: families