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It can be tough for children with a parent in prison. Nepacs volunteers support families visiting prisons in the north east and plan special family play days. Fun, food and craft activities provide positive family memories at Christmas and throughout the year brightening an otherwise bleak period.

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Categories

  • Community Support & Development Community Support & Development
  • Health/Wellbeing Health/​Wellbeing
  • Human Rights/Advocacy Human Rights/​Advocacy
  • Beneficiaries

    • Children (3-18) Children (3-18)
    • Infants (<2) Infants (<2)
    • Young People (18-30) Young People (18-30)

    Situation

    The project addresses the concern that children and young people often serve their own 'hidden sentence' when a parent is imprisoned. This imprisonment can have a detrimental long lasting impact on the child or young person's wellbeing, resulting in them being twice as likely to experience mental health problems, poor educational attainment and an increased likelihood of engaging in anti-social behaviour and substance misuse. A staggering 65% of boys with a convicted father will go on to offend.

    Solution

    Special family visits promote positive, secure attachments between the child or young person and the parent who is imprisoned. It offers reassurance that their parent is OK and still loves them, this is key to the child or young person being able to cope with their experience. Nepacs believes that children affected by imprisonment should have the same opportunities and rights as others, a right to family life, wellbeing and protection against disaffection - after all they are guilty of no crime.

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    Categories

  • Community Support & Development Community Support & Development
  • Health/Wellbeing Health/​Wellbeing
  • Human Rights/Advocacy Human Rights/​Advocacy
  • Beneficiaries

    • Children (3-18) Children (3-18)
    • Infants (<2) Infants (<2)
    • Young People (18-30) Young People (18-30)