Title of Event: ‘Families under stress …children at risk’ Conference 2008
Date: 17/04/08
Venue: Lowry Hotel, Manchester, M3 5LH

Partners of Prisoners and Families Support Group (POPS) and Barnardo’s are proud to announce our partnership in delivering the ‘Families under stress… children at risk’ Conference in 2008. The conference has been designed to promote the issues for prisoners’ children and families to the wider sector including Health, Education and Children’s Services.

Why should you attend this conference?

Offenders’ families and Children are more likely to: -

• Not have access to the 5 outcomes highlighted in ‘Every Child Matters’
• Live in poverty and depravation
• Suffer from emotional, behavioural and psychological problems
• Experience physical health problems
• Drop out or become excluded from education
• Become an offender

Who should attend this conference?

We believe that everyone who has a remit to work with children and families will have an interest in attending this conference. Delegates from areas such as: -

• Voluntary and Community Sector
• Education, Learning and Skills.
• Health
• Prison
• Probation
• Youth Justice
• Local Authorities
• Department for Children, Schools and Families

What are the conference aims?

• Raise awareness of the impact imprisonment has on children and families
• Highlight the links between imprisonment and the offending behaviour of prisoners’ children
• Promote partnership between agencies that are working with offenders, their children and families
• Give offenders’ children and families a voice
• Showcase the international, national, regional and local perspective and strategy
• Share examples of good practice
• Launch POPS’ Family Link Worker and Family Focused Visits Good Practice Guides

Who will be speaking?

• Right Hon David Hanson MP, Minister of State for the Ministry of Justice
• Marie McLaughin, Deputy North West Regional Offender Manager
• Martin Narey, Chief Executive of Barnardo’s
• Farida Anderson MBE, Chief Executive of Partners of Prisoners and Families Support Group (POPS).
• Nazeem Shah gives her perspective of supporting someone in prison.

Who will be facilitating a workshop?

1. It’s a tough time for everyone – Barbardo’s Northern Ireland
2. Power to the people – POPS
3. Children of Offenders – Barnardo’s Mosaic Project
4. Maintaining family contact with foreign national women in prison – FPWP/Hibiscus
5. Young offenders, parents and their families – HMYOI Hindley
6. Family Matters – Inside out and outside in
7. Me ‘n’ my dad – HMP Blakenhurst
8. Research round up – This workshop gives delegates an opportunity to hear about 3 pieces of research that have looked into the needs of offenders’ children and families and also the impact imprisonment has had on them
• From evidence to practice – SCIE
• How to reduce poverty and disadvantage in prisoners’ families – Centre for Crime and Justice Studies
• Parental imprisonment – Barnardo’s Cymru

How do I book a place on the conference?

Fill out a booking form which can be downloaded below. Our rates are Statutory Sector £95 and VCS £85.

What about Bursary Places?

There are a limited number of Bursary places available to service users and/or volunteers. Our steering group will assess all bursary application forms on the 31st March 2008. You will receive a response by the 3rd April 2008

How do I get more information?

Contact the ‘Families under stress... children at risk’ Conference 2008 Events Team via: -

• Email: mail@partnersofprisoners.co.uk, with the subject ‘Families under stress... children at risk’ Conference 2008’
• Tel/Fax: 0161 702 1000
• Post: ‘Families under stress... children at risk’ Conference 2008, c/o POPS, 1079 Rochdale Rd, Blackley, Manchester, M9 8AJ

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