On 31 May 2017, the Child Rights Connect Working Group on Children of Incarcerated Parents (of which COPE is a member) organised an event to brief the incoming members of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, focusing on the issue of the rights of children of imprisoned parents. Laurel Townhead (QUNO) and … Read More
Quaker United Nations Office
Final Report from COPING research launched 9 July
This month, the Final Report for the recently completed EU-funded FP7 Framework research study Children of Prisoners: Interventions and Mitigations to Strengthen Mental Health (COPING) was launched. The research represents a milestone for children of prisoners. Engaging over 1,500 children, care-givers, imprisoned parents and stakeholders across four focus countries (Germany, Romania, Sweden, UK) as active research participants, … Read More