September 23, 2024 Read the Full Snapshot Report In 2020, Children Heard and Seen launched a specialised... Children with a Mother in Prison: Snapshot Report
September 18, 2024 Summer Residential Impact Report 2024 Our annual Summer Residential at Hill End is a... Summer Residential Impact Report 2024
August 28, 2024 Coercive and controlling behavior (CCB) isolates and harms victims through psychological abuse and underpins... Are social workers trained to deal with coercive and controlling abuse?
July 16, 2024 Donate to our Residential Here! This summer, we are once again hosting our annual... Support our 2024 Summer Residential!
June 25, 2024 The Government and MPs elected on July 4th must address the needs of children... Children Heard and Seen’s 2024 General Election Manifesto
June 14, 2024 Check out our brand new Impact Report for 2023-2024. The report outlines all of... Impact Report 2023 – 2024
May 21, 2024 We are absolutely delighted that a commitment to identify and support children with a... A commitment to identify and support children with a parent in prison included in the Labour Party manifesto 2024
April 19, 2024 This week’s news has focused on a new amendment to existing law, meaning paedophiles... When the rights of a convicted sex offender override the wishes of the child
February 20, 2024 As part of our campaign to create change for children impacted by parental imprisonment,... Children Heard and Seen publish Model School Policy: Parental Imprisonment
February 1, 2024 Join an innovative and growing team as we enter an exciting period of change!... Join the Children Heard and Seen team!
December 11, 2023 We are honoured to be announced as winners of the 2023 Centre for Social... Centre for Social Justice Awards Winners 2023
November 8, 2023 The Christmas period can be a difficult and confusing time for children and families... Christmas Cards 2023!
October 24, 2023 Click here to read the full report In the UK, whilst much academic attention... “What upsets me is that I can’t be Grandma”: The Experiences of Grandparent Carers of Children with a Parent in Prison
October 12, 2023 On Friday the 6th of October, Jeremy Vine hosted a debate on the topic... Children Heard and Seen on the Jeremy Vine Show: BBC Radio 2
September 15, 2023 On the 12th of September we held the premiere of ‘Invisible Children’ at Westminster... Invisible Children – Film Trailer
June 18, 2023 We were absolutely delighted and honoured to be announced as winners at the Stephen Lloyd... Stephen Lloyd Award Winners 2023
June 2, 2023 Check out our brand-new Impact Report for 2022- 2023. The report outlines of our... Impact Report 2022 – 2023
May 26, 2023 Our director/founder, Sarah Burrows, was awarded the ‘Long-Term Achievement’ award at the Sheila McKechnie... Sarah Burrows – ‘Long-Term Achievement’ Award Winner
February 13, 2023 After a successful pilot, Operation Paramount has been rolled out right across the Thames... Operation Paramount Expansion Launched
January 23, 2023 We produced the following snapshot report in consultation with 30 adults caring for a... Prison Video Calls: Snapshot Report
December 1, 2022 This week Children Heard and Seen delivered training to practitioners in South Wales on... South Wales Training
November 28, 2022 The film below has been produced by the Thames Valley Violence Reduction Unit, and... Operation Paramount – Thames Valley VRU video
November 7, 2022 During a debate on the removal of Parental Responsibility for People Convicted of Serious Offences,... ‘Children Heard and Seen focus on what is in the interests of the child’ – Kerry McCarthy MP
April 26, 2022 This week, the Children Heard and Seen team visited the Houses of Parliament in... Kids Count Inspiration Awards 2022!
April 19, 2022 In 2022, there is still no statutory framework to support or even identify children... Home Alone
April 4, 2022 Check out our brand-new Impact Report for 2021- 2022 below. The report outlines all of the fantastic steps we have taken... Impact Report 2021 – 2022
March 25, 2022 The VCPB Awards seek to recognise people and organisations that make a difference within... Violent Crime Prevention Board Awards 2022!
January 19, 2022 Click here to read the full report Existing research on prisoners shows that there... Invisible Harms and Hierarchies of Shame: The distinct challenges faced by children with a parent in prison for sexual offences
December 13, 2021 From today, (December 13th 2021), anyone receiving a telephone call from a family member... Who’s Calling?…
November 11, 2021 Last week, Children Heard & Seen, Thames Valley Police and Thames Valley VRU launched a... Putting the focus on children and families when a parent is imprisoned
September 15, 2021 There is currently no statutory system in place to support or even identify children... EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF CHILDREN IMPACTED BY PARENTAL CRIMINALITY
September 1, 2021 In December 2020, Ryan was matched with a 16-year-old boy that we support (also... The Value of Mentoring Relationships through Children Heard and Seen
July 27, 2021 We have recently secured funding to introduce an innovative new support position to offer... Children Heard and Seen: Children with a Mother in Prison: Snapshot Report 2021
April 28, 2021 The last 12 months have proven to be a challenging yet brilliant year for... Impact Report 2020 – 2021
April 6, 2021 “It’s the shame and stigma… isolation and the trauma that the children experience that... Sarah Burrows interviewed for ‘One Small Thing’ Podcast about the impacts of parental imprisonment
March 31, 2021 On March 30th 2021, families supported by Children Heard and Seen were interviewed by... Watch families supported by Children Heard and Seen speak on the BBC about the impact of lockdown and their children’s relationship with the parent in prison
March 29, 2021 ‘They should have thought about their children before they committed the crime’ Whenever an... It isn’t About the Prisoner…
November 7, 2020 This report seeks to analyse the findings of the most recent set of Independent... Evaluation of ‘Family Contact’ in the IMB 2019-2020 Prison Reports
October 8, 2020 Children Heard and Seen Launch ‘Life In Lockdown’ Report in Conjunction with Inside Time.... Life In Lockdown 2020 Report
July 21, 2020 In March 2020 our founder Sarah Burrows and some of the young people we... OSCB Safeguarding Conference: Understanding My World
July 19, 2020 Children supported by Children Heard and Seen were interviewed by Channel 5 News speaking... 5 children supported by CHAS interview with Channel 5 News
July 9, 2020 Earlier in the year our founder Sarah Burrows was invited to be interviewed by... BBC Woman’s Hour interview with Sarah Burrows
June 9, 2020 As with many charities and organisations we have been faced with huge challenges by... Covid-19 response
April 15, 2020 We are always delighted to hear from people who would like to support our... Get Involved
July 2, 2019 On Friday 14th June 2019, Children Heard and Seen and MyTime jointly hosted the... Seven Calls To Action
June 21, 2019 The children of prisoners seem invisible in this whole equation,” says Sarah Burrows, founder... Sarah Burrows ensures prisoners’ kids are heard and seen
June 21, 2019 On Friday 14th June a group of children and young people travelled to Westminster... Our Time To Be Heard
June 7, 2019 Each year it’s estimated that 312,000 children are impacted by the imprisonment of a... Taking our children to Krakow COPE conference
October 23, 2018 In 2017, Sarah was awarded the ‘Points of Light’ award by Theresa May. Points... Theresa May awards Sarah Burrows with ‘Points of Light’ award
August 16, 2018 To whom it may concern, Two years ago my husband was sentenced to prison... What happens to prisoners when they are released, have nowhere to go but want to be close to their children to start rebuilding their lives?
June 15, 2018 Georgia was a teenager when her mum went to prison. Now 23, she's written... My mum went to prison when I was 15
April 18, 2018 Luke, alongside his volunteer mentor Jess decided that he would like to make a... A Point of View – Luke’s short film!
March 7, 2018 What is it like to have a parent in prison? A child we support... What is it like to have a parent in prison? Here is the trailer!!
December 11, 2017 One of the young people we support had the opportunity to interview Ralph Lubkowski,... Interview with Prison Governor
November 3, 2017 Over half term we teamed up with Modern Art Oxford for a tapestry takeover,... Tapestry Takeover!
February 14, 2017 We have been working on a blog to show the effects of having a... Blog – A young persons view of having their parent in prison
January 9, 2017 A snapshot of the work we do, images drawn by the children and an... Video: Giving children of prisoners a voice
August 2, 2016 Have a listen to Bridget, a grandmother we have been supporting for nearly 2... Interview on BBC radio Oxford
July 29, 2015 Take a look at the art work submitted for the creative competition we held across schools and youth groups. The title was ‘What would it be like to have a parent in prison?’ There were so many great entries, including drawings judged by illustrator Korky Paul, short stories judged by author Danny Lee and photographs judged by British media executive Sue Douglas. The art work was on display in the Criminology department at Oxford University.
