A Hidden Community Needing Our Support
Most people are probably unaware of the 310,000 children that are affected by family imprisonment each year or that around 10,000 children visit a loved one in prison each ; Families of prisoners are a hidden group, invisible to mainstream…
The shock of imprisonment
Each year in the UK, 200,000 children cope with having a parent in prison. Parental imprisonment is more prevalent than divorce, and these children are twice as likely to suffer from mental health problems than their peers. Some people suffer…