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Yesterday at the Houses of Parliament, 47 individuals attended our three different parental imprisonment focus groups. Policy leads from the Department for Education and Ministry of Justice listened to the views and experiences of those with lived experience of parental imprisonment to inform their

✨ Every marker on this map represents hope. Over 430 children across the UK are currently being supported by Children Heard and Seen — each one navigating life with a parent in prison. Behind every pin is a story. A voice being heard. A child no longer feeling invisible.

This was filmed on this day in 2017, and in the eight years since - 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙙. Children are still being left to fend for themselves, slipping through the gaps between government services, when a parent is sent to prison. This is why we

Our Founder/CEO Sarah Burrows was delighted to attend 'A Fair Hearing for Domestic Abuse Victims', convened by Fair Hearing and chaired by Jess Asato MP. Too many victims of Domestic Abuse refuse to report their crime, and the needs of children impacted by domestic abuse

The Department for Education have just published a beautifully illustrated guide to Working Together to Safeguard Children - making key messages more accessible for children, young people, families, and practitioners. While we welcome the new guidance, it is disappointing to see

Children with a parent in prison serving a long-term sentence (10+ years) often feel the impacts most acutely. In some cases the parent/child roles reverse, and children become a more supportive outlet for their parent in prison. This is why we have a specific peer support group

Recently we held a children's focus group at Westminster to discuss the support young people impacted by parental imprisonment want to receive. One of the 10 year old girls who attended felt inspired and empowered by the conversations, and has written this letter to her

On Monday the 28th of April 2025 Children Heard and Seen held three separate focus groups for individuals impacted by parental imprisonment. These were: - Adults who have had a parent in prison as a child - Adults caring for children who have/have had a parent in prison - For

𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙, 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙨 Minecraft isn’t just a game—it’s becoming a powerful therapy tool for children with a parent in prison. Children often carry heavy emotions they can’t always explain. That’s why we use Minecraft as part of

Another challenge complete in support of Children Heard and Seen 🙏🏻

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲. 𝗬𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁

“My Dad went to prison when I was 6” “If there was ever a moment in my life that I knew how the world saw us it was that, because I remember going to see him I will never, never forget just the way you were looked at, the way the guards looked at you .. It was horrible each door

*𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀* We are really appreciative of every MP and Lord who has brought the issue of parental imprisonment to the public's attention, and continue to hold the government to their manifesto commitment

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗯 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀? 𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 We are looking for volunteers to support the re-designing of

🍪 Expressing Big Feelings – One Biscuit at a Time 🍪 We know that having a #parentinprison can bring up a lot of different emotions — confusion, sadness, anger, even hope. This week, we used biscuits and icing to help children show how they’re feeling inside. Each biscuit face

12 months ago, Kerry McCarthy brought forward a Private Members Bill in Parliament, calling for a national statutory mechanism to identify and support children with a parent in prison. Two days later, a general election was called and this commitment was included in the the

🌟 Good Luck to Everyone Running the Green Park Reading 10K Today! 🌟 A huge thank you to Green Park and all the incredible runners raising money for Children Heard and Seen. Your support makes a real and lasting difference to the children and young people we work with –We

Would you like to help support our Summer Residential for children with a parent in prison? We are looking for individuals and organisations who are able to provide activities, cook meals and set up tents between the 14th - 17th August. The Summer Residential our largest event of