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Visiting Dad in Prison - what is it like?

Ormiston Families works with children who have a parent in prison through our Prisoners Family Services and Breaking Barriers teams to help them through anxiety around prison, support their emotional wellbeing and provide them a safe space to talk. In particular, children can find visiting prison acutely distressing and our practitioners help them understand what is going to happen and how to deal with it to make their visit easier. Our prison visitor centre staff also give children and parents practical advice to make the day easier. Latest estimates, released in July 2024, show that 192,912 children have a parent in prison in the UK. We call this ‘the hidden sentence’, a recognised Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) which can lead to increased mental health difficulties, problems at school including bullying and persistent truancy and, ultimately, a greater likelihood that they will commit crimes themselves. We strongly believe that by working with these children as early as possible, we can help them we can help them cope with their situation and improve their chances of living a happy and healthy life in the power of early intervention. By using this early intervention approach, we can also save money. This is because a) it is effective and b) it is cost-effective. In fact, the Early Intervention Foundation estimated in 2016 that late intervention wasted £17billion every year, with a significant proportion spent on children. In 2021-22, local government spending on children’s services increased by £800m, with £4 out of every £5 spent going on late intervention. PAIGE'S STORY “When Paige’s brother offended, she couldn’t trust anyone at school. Now she is more open with emotions and expresses her feelings. She was able to be advocated for while maintaining confidentiality.” A parent of “Paige” after accessing Breaking Barriers. www.ormiston.org