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 challenges that children impacted by parental imprisonment can face, and delves into the cross-sectoral support required to safeguard their rights, meet their needs and promote positive outcomes. It will highlight in particular the role that Children’s Ombudspersons across Europe an play within their national context as an impetus in developing these integrative frameworks.