COPE invites you to an upcoming webinar on how school staff and prison professionals can collaboratively work to strengthen and maintain child-parent bonds when a parent is in prison.
Prisons are generally not designed as child-friendly spaces. Children who visit their imprisoned parents are often exposed to intimidating and harsh environments.
The COPE Network has provided a significant contribution to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s General Comment 27…
The 2024 edition of Game with Mum & Dad (GWMD) officially kicked off in Poland on 4 August in Tarnów on prison grounds…
The Game with Mum & Dad is a Europe-wide event. More than 2 million children in Europe face separation from a loved and trusted parent due to the latter’s imprisonment…
COPE’s ongoing work on its Data with a Purpose initiative has advanced knowledge on existing and future methods of data collection for prisoners upon entry.
Building on an online child-consultation developed by COPE and disseminated by members and affiliates, the following report presents a detailed analysis of forty-eight children’s responses regarding their experiences and needs when visiting their parent in prison. This report summarises insights gathered directly from children across ten countries (nine EU Member States), highlighting critical areas that … Read More
COPE advocates for a ‘one roof’ approach, a strategic scheme that encourages relevant cross-sectoral stakeholders to come together under a unified framework to provide an integrated response for children with a parent in prison, by sharing resources and identifying and addressing deficiencies in existing systems. This briefing paper offers an overview of some of the … Read More
Inspired by the EU’s Child Participation Platform survey, Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE) has launched a survey to hear directly from children across Europe their ideas about how to make visiting a parent in prison a better, more child-friendly experience. What’s this survey about? COPE is eager to learn your thoughts on how to make … Read More
We are sad to announce the death of COPE member Ann Adalist-Estrin, a visionary champion who shifted ways of seeing and working with children who have a parent in prison. Ann was based in the United States, yet engaged frequently with issues in Europe and internationally. She was one of three founding members of COPE’s … Read More
