Children Heard and Seen

🚨We are releasing our film 'Invisible Children' this evening at 6.30pm. 🚨 The film can be viewed at this link below: youtube.com/watch?v=LsAaWC… This film demonstrates the importance of identification and support for children with a parent in prison. It highlights the need for this…

Thank you to everyone who is supporting our summer residential for children impacted by parental imprisonment by sending donations of tents, sleeping bags and teddies for our Teddy Bears Picnic. Special thanks to our friends at @180Charity for this kind donation of cuddly toys we…

👋 Calling all supporters! 👋 We are looking for donations of tents, sleeping bags and sleeping mats for our Summer Residential for children with a parent in prison. We are expecting over 250 children and family members impacted by parental imprisonment to join us at Hill End…

Over the last 12 months, the issue of children with a parent in prison has been mentioned over 25 times by members of the @HouseofCommons and the House of Lords. This reflects the appetite and commitment to create change for this innocent group of children at the highest level of…

This past 12 months 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝟲𝟲𝟰 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 from 310 families, across 60 counties in England and Wales - more children and families than ever before. Our Impact Report 2024-25 highlights all of our work…

This clip from last week's @itvcorrie highlights the varying complex emotions a child can feel when a parent is sent to prison. One of the assumptions around having a parent in prison is that for children, emotions will centre solely around missing that parent and wanting them…

💬 "𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺, 𝘤𝘰𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘥'𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭" 💬"𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨, 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯-𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴-𝘰𝘭𝘥" On @josh_ffw 'Dysfunctional' podcast, Lulu explains…

🚨There are still a few places remaining on our new online training programme: 'Creating a Parental Imprisonment Aware Environment'. The six sessions will equip you within your educational setting so that pupils who are affected by parental imprisonment are supported through an…

Last night's episode of Coronation Street on @ITV highlights the complex emotions experienced by a young person when a parent is sent to prison. Many children are glad they are now safe from their parent and can be potentially fearful of their release - however there are often…

Debriefing with @RicHolden MP at the House of Commons after our meeting with the Children's Minister @JanetDaby - discussing the crucial issue of supporting children with a parent in prison. The @UKLabour government committed in their general election manifesto to identify and…

thetimes.com/article/946f98… '(𝘈𝘥𝘪) 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘳𝘢 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘵…

Last night we had the pleasure of being invited to Resolution Oxfordshire Annual Dinner as they had kindly decided we were their charity of choice for the raffle. What a wonderful evening. Thank you so much to everyone for their generosity, over £700 was raised to support…

🗣️ "𝘐𝘧 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮" - Kemi Badenoch, Leader of the Conservatives In today's speech at @csjthinktank, @KemiBadenoch outlines her…

Yesterday members of our team joined the SHINE group for children impacted by family imprisonment at Wheatley Park School, to celebrate their end of term art exhibition. We were even presented with our own SHINE t-shirt! SHINE was set up by a young person who we supported, whose…

💬 "Children Heard and Seen have been amazing. I couldn’t go through this without them. I had so many worries about the legal consequences of my husband’s crime—but through their legal clinic, I got clear answers fast. A solicitor applied for legal aid, and we're now seeking a…

👋 Calling all supporters! 👋 We are looking for donations of teddy bears for our Summer Residential for children with a parent in prison. Every year 200+ children and family members impacted by parental imprisonment come together at Hill End Outdoor Education centre to roam free…

On the weekend, children and family members impacted by parental imprisonment came together engage in creative art activities, facilitated by @mao_gallery. It was a beautiful day at our Hill End site and families got creative with cyanotype printing and weaving using grass and…

Thank you to @henleycol for inviting us to speak to students about our charity and the impact of parental imprisonment. We presented to Criminology students, Engineering students and a tutor group, sharing our Invisible Children film with them all. Thank you to Jay Smith and the…

🥳 We did it! 🙏 Thank you so much to everyone who donated to and shared our fundraiser! We are thrilled that your support has enabled over 200 children and family members affected by parental imprisonment to attend our Summer Residential in August! For many, it will be the…