“How are people supposed to reform and make a change when there is a stigma attached to them?” This week, one of the mothers that we support who cares for a child impacted by parental imprisonment spoke on BBC Radio Wolverhampton about her experiences. Vix shared her vision for how things could be improved for […]
Earlier today, four mothers that we support who care for children with a parent in prison were interviewed on TimesRadio about what their lives are currently like. Unfortunately, the interview experienced some technical difficulties which meant that these women weren’t able to get across all of the ideas that they wanted to share. These women
Children supported by Children Heard and Seen were interviewed by Channel 5 News speaking about their lived experience of parental imprisonment. Please watch the video below. Back to Our News
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In 2017, Sarah was awarded the ‘Points of Light’ award by Theresa May. Points of Light are outstanding individual volunteers – people who are making a change in their community. The Prime Minister uses Points of Light to recognise an inspirational volunteer. In a personal letter to Sarah, Prime Minister Theresa May said: “Through ‘Children
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Sarah Burrows is a registered social worker who has worked with children and families for over thirty years within a variety of settings. These have included Children’s Homes, Family Centres, Looked-After Social Care Team, Youth Offending Services and Early Intervention Services as both a manager and a practitioner. Through this work, she recognised that an