Directory of Resources

This document contains a poster and two page briefing about the children and families of Foreign National Prisoners and how NICCO can assist professionals to support them. The briefing summarises some of the key statistics regarding the imprisonment of Foreign Nationals and the impact on the outcomes of their children and families. It highlights the importance of professionals having an understanding of this issue in order to provide culturally sensitive support for families in this...

In this powerful 8 minute video actors convey the reflection of women at HMP Askham Grange in York on how their imprisonment has impacted on their children's lives. The video clip was put together by York St John University in collaboration with Barnardo's staff at HMP Askham Grange. This video would be most useful to share with professionals as a way of raising awareness of how maternal imprisonment can affect children as well as mums in prison. Watch Keeping Mum on YouTube...

This presentation was given by COPE during a Quality of Childhood session at European Parliament on the 10th of January 2017. The downloadable PDF is useful for practitioners, service providers and strategic level workers wanting a some what visual overview of progression in the field of children of prisoners across Europe in the past 10 years. There are also findings from the COPING study included and messages for good practice. You can download the PDF of the session on COPE's...

This 3 minute animated video from Pact is narrated by a young person who had a parent go to prison.   He recalls when his home was raided in the early morning by police when he was 12. He then goes on to describe the uncertainty, confusion and worry he felt at school that day to then be told when he got home that his Dad had been arrested. The video could be used for awareness raising amongst professionals and family members about the emotional impact of home searches and the...

This document contains a poster and two page briefing about the children and families of substance misusing offenders and how NICCO can assist professionals to support them. The briefing outlines some of the key statistics around substance misuse amongst offenders and then goes on to highlight the ways in which their families may be affected by their involvement in the criminal justice system. Practical tips are offered around how professionals might support families of offenders with drug...

This document contains a poster and two page briefing about children of offenders and how NICCO can assist health care professionals to support them. As many health care services are universal and exist in many different settings including the community, their staff are well placed to raise awareness of children of offenders who can be 'invisible' to individual organisations. The poster and briefing include direct quotes and examples of practice. Please download the poster and...