From 20-23 March, the International Coalition for Children with Incarcerated Parents (INCCIP) hosted their first conference in Rotorua, New Zealand. The conference was four full days of presentations and discussions on research and good practice from international experts on children of prisoners. Over 160 delegates were in attendance from 15 countries representing universities, research networks, … Read More
Families Outside
New publications from Families Outside
Families Outside (Scotland) published a number of new resources for families in 2016. Picking up the Pieces is a handbook for families of people convicted of a sexual offence, written with input from families themselves. This has since been translated for use in Finland, Norway, and Sweden. The Families Left Behind is a handbook for families, … Read More
First Portuguese conference on children of prisoners
On 31 January, COPE’s Secretary General Nancy Loucks OBE of Families Outside represented COPE at a Parliamentary expert meeting and a national-level conference on children with imprisoned parents in Lisbon, Portugal. Nancy spoke on behalf of COPE about the network, recent European developments for children of prisoners and the Italian model Memorandum of Understanding. Among … Read More
Information, assistance and support for children of prisoners
This week, the focus of COPE’s campaign “Not my crime, still my sentence” is the importance of providing information, assistance and support for children of imprisoned parents. Receiving appropriate and timely information about their parent’s whereabouts and well-being is of crucial importance to a child. Lack of information may lead to confusion, anxiety and fears. … Read More