Action for
Children and Families
of Prisoners
We are a network focused on children and families affected by imprisonment. Our members include community-based organisations, researchers, and advocacy groups. We aim to map current knowledge and supports, and disseminate best practices and actions for change.
The estimated number of children with a parent in prison on any given day in Ireland
The estimated number of children who experience parental imprisonment each year in Ireland
NETWORK NEWS
Award for investigation into the human rights of children of people in prison
Photo, from left to right: Alice Chambers, Nicky Ryan, and Órla Ryan. Photographer: Kyran O'Brien/DCU via Journal.ie An investigation into the human rights of children of people in prison by Noteworthy has won the prestigious Mary Raftery Prize. The Prize is awarded...
IPRT Children and Families Project round-up of 2023
For 2023, Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) Children and Families Project aims were: Increase National Recognition of the Rights of Children with a Family Member in Prison Establish a National Support Service for Children and Families with a Family Member in Prison...
Funding secured for research on book project with children of people in prison
The Collaborative Book Project Steering Committee met for the fourth time this year to further progress the project to create a book for children of people in prison by children of people in prison led by Kids' Own Publishing. The Steering Committee, which is made up...
Investigation into prison visits
In November 2023, the Journal's Noteworthy initiative reported on their investigation of prison visits. IPRT Executive Director, Saoirse Brady, comments in the piece, with information included from IPRT's Children and Families Project Coordinator, Ashling Tobin. Some...
Children people of people in prison recognised in new Young Ireland National Policy Framework
21 November 2023 marked a momentous occasion for the IPRT Children and Families Initiative with the launch of the Young Ireland National Policy Framework for Children and Young People 2023-2028, a framework that includes children impacted by parental imprisonment. ...
Next steps in the collaborative book project
On 28 September 2023, members of the Action for Children and Families Network (the Network) involved in the collaborative book project steering committee with Kids’ Own Publishing met for the third time to progress the project. The committee welcomed a representative...
