In 2022, there is still no statutory framework to support or even identify children when a parent goes to prison. This creates a situation where children may be forced to live alone, without support, and struggling to cope. Click here to read as PDF As you enjoyed the bank holiday weekend, perhaps having overindulged on
Below is the seventh in a new series of blog posts created by adults who have lived experience of parental imprisonment. By sharing these hidden voices, we hope to show how the impacts of parental imprisonment can stay with people well into adulthood. Click here to read as PDF When I was seventeen, both of my
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Below is the sixteenth in a series of blog posts created by those caring for children with a parent in prison that we have supported. 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
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Below is the sixth in a new series of blog posts created by adults who have lived experience of parental imprisonment. By sharing these hidden voices, we hope to show how the impacts of parental imprisonment can stay with people well into adulthood. Click here to read as PDF My dad committed suicide in prison when
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Check out our brand-new Impact Report for 2021- 2022 below. The report outlines all of the fantastic steps we have taken this year, as well as showing our vision for supporting children impacted by parental imprisonment in the future. Impact Report 2021 – 2022 This year, Children Heard and Seen supported more children than ever before. From specialising our existing support offerings
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Below is the sixth in a new series of blog posts created by adults who have lived experience of parental imprisonment. By sharing these hidden voices, we hope to show how the impacts of parental imprisonment can stay with people well into adulthood. Click here to read as PDF Early 1980’s, my dad is amazing, he
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The VCPB Awards seek to recognise people and organisations that make a difference within our communities. This week, Children Heard and Seen were delighted to be nominated at and attend the VCPB Award Ceremony in London and be surrounded by so many other fantastic individuals and organisations working with common goals and interests. We were
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Below is the fifth in a new series of blog posts created by adults who have lived experience of parental imprisonment. By sharing these hidden voices, we hope to show how the impacts of parental imprisonment can stay with people well into adulthood. Click here to read as PDF I was five when my dad was
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Below is the fourth in a new series of blog posts created by adults who have lived experience of parental imprisonment. By sharing these hidden voices, we hope to show how the impacts of parental imprisonment can stay with people well into adulthood. Click here to read as PDF In 1982, my father was sentenced to
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Below is the fifteenth in a series of blog posts created by those caring for children with a parent in prison that we have supported. 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
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