posted by Alita Spink, Support Officer, Schools & Learni

We at Families Outside are pleased to release our July 2017 edition of the Bulletin newsletter which covers the work of the organisation over the last quarter.

Bulletin – July 2017    https://www.familiesoutside.org.uk/content/uploads/2017/07/Newsletter-Jul17.pdf

Conference 2017 Outcomes – report on the valued input from both speakers and delegates, and a way forward with Police Scotland in supporting families at the point of arrest.

Assisted Prison Visit Schemes – there have been significant changes to the APVU scheme which will impact the families who use it.  Please read the update to find out what has changed.

Working in Partnership, Raising the Standards – an article on the input of delegates to the recent Prison Visitors’ Centre Conference, where the new National Performance Framework for Prison Visitors’ Centres was unveiled

Family Support Work Case Study – the case study of one of our own Regional Family Support Coordinators who supported a young boy experiencing, not only his uncle being in prison, but also the imminent imprisonment of his dad.

They’ve Been Sent To Prison – the new service card reported on last quarter has been growing arms and legs with buy in now from a number of the new Community Planning Partnerships and also the NHS.  Information on these cards is provided and we will be continuing to drive this cost effective method of “getting our message across”.

Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE) 2017 – a report on the annual COPE campaign and where the focus will lie this year.

If you have any comments or suggestions for the Bulletin we would be delighted to hear from you.

And as of next quarter the bulletin will be taking on a whole new format, thanks to our new Communications & Marketing Manager, who has been shaking things (and us) up.

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