Debbie Cowley-currently the director for Eurochips’ Full Member Action for Prisoners’ Families is scheduled to participate in a panel at a UK national policy conference in London next week.
The conference, entitled Strengthening Support for Families with Multiple Problems, will focus on an integrated approach to supporting families with complex needs. The topic is currently a focus in the UK government as the prime minister recently created the new Troubled Families Unit at the Department for Communities and Local Government.
This session will explore the government’s ambitions and plans by:
-outlining the background to the government’s renewed emphasis on tackling these families
-exploring the application of the 2011 ESF funding programme for families with multiple problems
-examining how local and national partners can work together to move troubled families into work
-considering the evidence from other recent family intervention work
An organisation entitled Spurgeons will be presenting the topic of children with imprisoned parents in the afternoon of the conference. Their project, entitled Invisible Walls, focuses on the complex nature of the relationship between children with imprisoned parents and their mothers or fathers.
We’ve only recently discovered the work of Spurgeons and are excited to learn more about their programs in various UK prisons.
We are proud of the participation and expertise provided to the conference by Action for Prisoners’ Families, and look forward to receiving an update of the meeting next week.
If you are interested in learning more about the conference, please visit the site and don’t hesitate to contact us for further details.
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