The NICCO Directory of Resources provides details of the huge number of tools, activities, practice models and guidance that have been developed by agencies to support offenders and their children and families.
Whether you are working directly with children, supporting offenders to maintain parental contact, helping a parent to prepare their child for a prison visit or simply want to develop your own understanding of the criminal justice system, this directory provides you with a range of resources to support and inform your work.
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Find delivery models, case studies, local and national policies and guidlines, practice guides, briefings and resources for professional learning and development. View241. Strengthening Family Relations Strategy (NI)
The Northen Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) has launched the Strengthening Family Relations Strategy Document. Launching the strategy, Ronnie Armour, the NIPS Director General said: “Children must not be punished as a result of a parent being imprisoned. The new facilities will encourage more meaningful visits and I welcome the wider Strategy that recognises the importance of better family links. Positive and stable family relationships are directly linked to less re-offending,...
Click here242. Barnardo's Invisible Walls Accord Resource Toolkit
Working closely with children, young people, parents, schools, community support and the prison estate across south Wales, the Invisible Walls Accord Service Toolkit has been developed to: • Increase the confidence of teaching and support staff to recognise and support families affected by parental imprisonment • Provide resources for enabling effective support via a whole-school approach, to promote citizenship and the creation of an environment where differences are embraced...
Click here243. HMP Moorland Family Strategy January 2021
When we generated our first Family Strategy document 12 months ago, we committed to developing our family services strategy and provision and whilst there is still work to do, we have seen some real achievements in this area.
244. HMP Frankland Families and Significant Others March 2021
Supporting a prisoner to develop meaningful and constructive relationship with his or her family or significant others, should be a primary focus for anyone caring for those in custody who hope to achieve positive change and transform lives.
245. HMP & YOI Parc Families and Significant Other Strategy 2021-22
HMP & YOI Parc has over the last decade developed a specific strategy and model of family interventions that we believe makes a clear positive impact on prisoners in our care, their children, family and significant others. The Invisible Walls Family Services model is an evidence-based approach that seeks to contribute to three key areas of ongoing concern and which in themselves represent our Terms of Reference for the strategy.
246. HMP Stafford Families and Significant Other Strategy 2021-2023
HMP Stafford is committed to working with our residents and their families. There have been some very positive developments in this area in recent years, including the modernisation of both the Visitors Centre and the Visits Hall. Provision for children and families of residents is already well established across the prison estate from a range of sources and providers. However, there is still much work to be done. The success of this work is therefore, underpinned by very effective...
