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
IPRT Pre-Budget Submission Budget 2024: A closer look at asks for children and families of people in prison
Over the last number of months, IPRT have been actively campaigning and advocating for children and families of people in prison. Since the publication of Maternal Imprisonment in Ireland: A Scoping Study published in March 2023, IPRT has continued to advocate for...
Training for Professionals: Families Outside Training on Families Affected by Imprisonment
Families Outside in Scotland welcome organisations working with families of prisoners In Ireland to attend their course for professionals. Please email training@familiesoutside.org.uk with any enquiries. Families Outside’s Training is aimed at all professionals whose...
The Network raises concerns in a letter to the Irish Prison Service
In a letter dated 9 September 2023, the Action for Children and Families Network (the Network) have written to the Director General of the Irish Prison Service, Caron McCaffrey. The Network raised the following concerns and posed questions to Ms McCaffery: Families...
PIPS 2022: A closer look at action for children and families of people in prison
Over the last number of months, IPRT have been actively campaigning and advocating for children and families of people in prison. Since the publication of Maternal Imprisonment in Ireland: A Scoping Study published in March 2023, IPRT has continued to advocate for...
Progressing the collaborative book project
On 31 August 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 second time to progress the project. Kids' Own Publishing hope the project will...
Collaborative book project commences
On Tuesday 25 July 2023, members of the steering committee of the collaborative book project between Kid's Own Publishing and Irish Penal Reform Trust’s (IPRT) with support of the Action for Children and Families Network met for the first time. The book project...
