This booklet is for individuals experiencing the imprisonment of a family member. It explains the impact that separation can have on you, your imprisoned partner and the children involved. It also offers practical help about how to cope with your changing roles.
This booklet discusses the issues for families as they prepare for the release and resettlement of a family member from prison. It provides helpful and practical information on some common hopes and fears expressed by both the person in prison and the family on the outside. Featuring quotes from ex-prisoners and their partners, the booklet covers issues ranging from the practicalities of finding employment to getting to know each other again and re-establishing a relationship.
This Outsiders booklet is for individuals experiencing the imprisonment of a family member. It explains the impact on the family from the point of initial arrest to imprisonment itself, providing helpful information ranging from visiting prison to becoming familiar with prison jargon.
This Outsiders booklet provides helpful and practical information about the impact that imprisonment of a parent has on the children. The booklet covers a wide range of issues from what to say to the children, dealing with the child’s changing role in the family to coping with changes in a child’s behaviour.
The issues relating to children can be complex and we have provided a very basic overview of the words used, law and court practice and procedure.
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Download our leaflet to help you talk to your teens about risky behaviour
Being a new parent can be isolating – but there’s no need to be lonely. Getting out and about with your baby and meeting others builds a strong support network which can last through and beyond your baby’s pre-school years
Download our infographic to help you build the resilience and emotional health in your children, with practical tips and guidance.
Download our leaflet on wellbeing tips for parents and carers
It may seem like yesterday that your child started primary school, but now secondary is looming. You may worry about choosing the right school, how you can help your child prepare and how to help them get the most out of secondary
Starting primary school is daunting – both for children and their families. It marks a big change in family life, especially if it’s the eldest or youngest child who is going.
Leaflet on bullying
We're here if you need to talk. Please print our poster and share with your friends, family and colleagues. If you have permission to do so feel free to place this poster on community notice boards. Thank you.
Download our advice leaflet if you are worried about gangs and your teen
Discipline is not about punishment. Ideally,it begins from the earliest stages in a child’s development with parents and adult carers helping children to understand what is right and wrong whilst creating a secure place from which to experiment and learn about life.
Problems in a relationship don’t have to mean it will end. Talking to a Relate counsellor can help you share your feelings and decide whether the relationship can be saved. And if a split is inevitable or has already happened, Family Lives can help you think about what’s best for the whole family
Advice and guidance for stepfamilies
The issues relating to adoption can be complex and we have provided a very basic overview of the words used, law and court practice and procedure.
Being a new parent can be isolating – but there’s no need to be lonely. Getting out and about with your baby and meeting others builds a strong support network which can last through and beyond your baby’s pre-school years