I was 21 and I’d just got married. When I was on my honeymoon, I got a message: ‘Can you urgently ring your dad?’. I rang him, asking: ‘Is everything alright?’, and my dad told me that mum’s been arrested. My mum? My mum doesn’t get arrested. It’s not her thing. She works at the […]
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Check out our brand new Impact Report for 2025-26. The report outlines all of our work and achievements in supporting children and their families impacted by parental imprisonment throughout the year. It also outlines our vision as an organisation for the future. Please click the below button to read the report in its entirety. Download
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Release from prison brought lots of feelings back, apprehension, fear of the unknown, anxiety, joy, and happiness again. We had only had 3 months without social care, which was done for a reason. We had had several social workers and wanted to remain under the same social worker. 2 months before release, I re-referred ourselves,
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Below is the twentieth in a series of blog posts created by those caring for children with a parent in prison. The series aims to shine a light on the harms experienced by children and families when a parent goes to prison, and highlight the benefits that providing good support can bring. When people imagine
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Below is the 28th in a series of blog posts created by adults with lived experience of parental imprisonment. By sharing these hidden voices, we hope to raise awareness of the impacts of parental imprisonment to inspire immediate change for the children of today. My name is Georgina. My father went to prison. This is
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In August 2025, we held our largest summer residential to date, with 222 children and family members impacted by parental imprisonment joining us at Hill End Outdoor Education Centre in Oxfordshire. Click the link below to read our full Summer Residential Impact Report to find out more about the event, and how you or your
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Behind the Headlines: Listening to Children Affected by Domestic Homicide Every year, news headlines report on cases of domestic homicide. The stories focus on the crime, the investigation and the court process. But rarely do those headlines ask a simple question: What happens to the children? At Children Heard and Seen, we support a number of children
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Children Heard and Seen are proud to launch the first national day dedicated to recognising and uplifting the voices of children impacted by parental imprisonment. Children with a Parent in Prison Day, a new national day of recognition and action, is taking place on the 25th November 2025. This day will focus on the theme
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Check out our brand new Impact Report for 2024-25. This past 12 months 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝟲𝟲𝟰 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 from 310 families, across 60 counties in England and Wales – more children and families than ever before. The report outlines all of our work and achievements in supporting children and their
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Read this blog as a PDF The Compass Coach Thecompasscoach3@gmail.com Tracey is a volunteer for Children Heard and Seen. Below is her own experience and reflections on mentoring an 11-year-old boy impacted by parental imprisonment. Introducing ‘A’ ‘A’ is an 11-year-old boy who is supported by Children Heard and Seen. Despite the challenges he
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