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‘A Hidden Group of Children’: Support in Schools for Children who Experience Parental Imprisonment
Author(s) -
Morgan Julia,
Leeson Caroline,
Dillon Rebecca Carter,
Wirgman Anne Louise,
Needham Mary
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
children and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-0860
pISSN - 0951-0605
DOI - 10.1111/chso.12012
Subject(s) - imprisonment , interview , face (sociological concept) , psychology , support group , medical education , developmental psychology , criminology , sociology , medicine , psychiatry , social science , anthropology
Schools have been identified as playing a key role in supporting the children of prisoners. This paper reports on a study, which explored the support provision offered in schools to children who experience parental imprisonment. By interviewing school representatives, stakeholders, parents and children, we illustrate the support available in schools, the issues that arise and ways in which support provision can be strengthened. Our findings indicate that children of prisoners often constitute a ‘forgotten’ group in schools, and we suggest that an awareness of these children and the challenges they face needs to be raised amongst education practitioners and policy‐makers.