Prisoners' Wives on BBC 1
Prisoners' Wives, the much-anticipated addition to BBC’s original drama season, shines light on the other victims of crime, the families of offenders; the hidden casualties. The series …
UNCRC 2011 Day of General Discussion
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child's 2011 Day of General Discussion (DGD) on the theme 'children of incarcerated parents' has now finished. It was reported that the Day was a gre…
Poppy's Hero
Rachel Billington’s new novel for children. Published by Frances Lincoln Children’s Books January 5th, 2012.
When Poppy discovers her dad is in jail, she’s furious - and wants…
HMP Doncaster Baby Bond Scheme
Baby bond scheme at HMP Doncaster given High Sheriff Award.
A woman from South Yorkshire who set-up a scheme to encourage prisoners to interact with their children has been given an…
Low-Cost Activities For Children Visiting Prisons
Play activities in prison provide familiar activities in what can otherwise be an unfamiliar and sterile environment or stressful and boring experience, particularly for children. Play can …
Bulletin – January 2012
The January edition of the Families Outside ‘Bulletin’ newsletter which covers the work of the organisation over the last quarter is now available.
It has been another busy qu…
Adfam Survey on Problematic Drinking
Survey: support for those affected by someone else's problematic drinking
http://www.adfam.org.uk/news/186
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Helpline statistics for April to Sept 2011 published
The biannual statistical report taken from the Families Outside Support & Information Helpline for the period April 2011 through to September 2011 is now available on our website.
…Christmas gifts
Many of the families who are affected by imprisonment struggle to afford Christmas presents for their children. So, in the run up to the festive period, Families Outside were delighted to…
Kinship Care Allowance Award
Recently the Families Outside ROOP Family Support Coordinator has been working closely with a family from south west Scotland who share the care of two children between the great grandpare…
Family Bonfire Event at HMP Perth
On 6 November a Family Bonfire Event was held at HMP Perth. This event provided a range of activities for prisoners and their families to engage in. The party was hosted by the SPS and …
Moderator Visit to Perth Prison’s Support and Advice Centre
Rev David Arnott, (The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland) who was previously part-time Chaplain at HMP Barlinnie visited the Centre on 24th November 201…
20th Anniversay Conference - feedback
Following the Families Outside 20th Anniversary Conference - "It’s Everybody’s Business", we have now collated all the feedback forms from delegates.
A total of 115 forms were…
Annual Report 2010/2011
The Annual Report for Families Outside for the period 2010/2011 is now available for you to download. A copy of the report can be found on our 'Research & Publications' section of ou…
Children In Scotland - one day seminar
Rich in Possibility: ending child poverty in Scotland
17 November 2011, Edinburgh
With the launch of the Scottish Government’s first Child Poverty Strateg…
Praise for Perth Prison Visitors' Centre
Scotland’s Chief Inspector of Prisons, Brigadier Hugh Monro, recently visited Perth Prison Visitors’ Centre run by Crossreach.
Since his visit, the Chief Inspector has made clea…
Bulletin – October 2011
The October edition of the Families Outside ‘Bulletin’ newsletter which covers the work of the organisation over the last quarter is now available.
Again, it has been another …
Prisoners Week Question Time
You are invited to Prisoners Week Question Time
“Welcome Home? Starting Over After Prison” is this year’s theme for Prisoners Week, 20-27 November, offering a focus on communi…
In Brief 6
Prisoners’ Families: The Value of Family Support Work
Produced in October 2011, this edition looks at how individua…
CPG on Families Affected by Imprisonment - meeting date
Following the high level of interest in the Cross Party Group on Families Affected by Imprisonment setup by Mary Fee MSP and Dr Nancy Loucks of Families Outside, we can confirm the first m…
New Families Outside Information Sheets
There are now two new Families Outside Information Sheets available to download from our website. The subjects these information sheets cover are:
- Information Sheet 15: Pre…
Special Charity Screening of “Winter's Bone”
Tuesday 8 November at 6pm
Edinburgh Filmhouse
Families Outside invites you to join them at the Edinburgh Filmhouse for a special one-off screening of multi- award nominated f…
Child Rights Discussion Day
Biggest-ever child rights discussion day to look at prisoners’ children
Children whose parents are in prison will come under the UN spotlight for the first time ever on Friday 2…
Cross Party Group on Families Affected by Imprisonment
Mary Fee MSP and Dr Nancy Loucks from Families Outside would like to invite you to join a Cross Party Group on Families Affected by Imprisonment.
Figures show that more children in …
Kids VIP: Improving Contact between Children and their Imprisoned Parents
Kids VIP’s Improving Contact between Children and their Imprisoned Parents course has been awarded Skillsmark® endorsement - the rigorous quality assurance process that evaluates the des…
Families Outside 20th Anniversary Conference
FULLY BOOKED
WAITING LIST AVAILABLE
Please feel free to cont…
SPS Confirms Closure of Noranside
John Ewing, the Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) confirmed on Tuesday 2 August that the operational decision to close the part of HMP Open Estate located at Noranside. …
Families Outside Parliamentary Event
Families Outside will be hosting an event at the Scottish Parliament on 20 September from 6.00pm to 7.00pm to inform our attendance at the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child General Da…
Scottish Families Affected by Drugs - Board Members Wanted
Scottish Families Affected by Drugs are looking for dynamic individuals who care about families affected by drugs misuse to join there Board.
Plesae visit the link if you would be i…
Eurochips Membership
Families Outside has joined Eurochips (European Network for Children of Imprisoned Parents).
This is a very useful link for us, not least because the European framework raises the…
Open Estate Families Day
HMP Open Estate, in partnership with Phoenix Futures, successfully held a Families Day in Glasgow in July. Families Outside also participated in the event, the purpose of which was to imp…
Families Outside to take on Kids VIP services
In April, Kids VIP merged with the Prison Advice & Care Trust (pact) to deliver their training in England and Wales. As part of this merger, Families Outside will be delivering Kids V…
Barlinnie Play Area
In June, the newly refurbished play area at HMP Barlinnie was opened by television personality Kaye Adams. Renovation of the play area for the children and families of prisoners was made …
The Hidden Sentence
South West Scotland Community Justice Authority Family Strategy Group invites you to attend a one-day event at HMP Kilmarnock on Thursday 1 September 2011. The event will…
Women's imprisonment - is there a better way?
Gill McIvor, Professor of Criminology, SCCJR; Mary Belgan, Service Manager, 218 Centre; Nancy Loucks, Chief Executive, Families…