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A list of contact details for useful organisations
In this section we have included some organisations that we think will be useful for colleagues developing their work in this field. If there are other organisations that we have missed please contact us so that we can add them to this list.
As well as the list below, click here to download a pdf of a broader list of useful organisations for supporting work with parents, which was taken from TSA's Parenting 8-11 year-olds Toolkit.
Also go to Action for Prisoners Families website for a comprehensive directory of organisations supporting prisoners and their families.
List of organisations
| Organisation: |
Action for Prisoners Families |
| Description: |
National federation of services supporting families of prisoners and has a directory of organisations providing support to prisoners and families. |
| Website: |
www.prisonersfamilies.org.uk |
| Telephone: |
020 8812 3600 |
| Email: |
info@actionpf.org.uk |
| Organisation: |
Family and Parenting Institute |
| Description: |
National centre for families and parenting carries out research and policy work, and develops practical resources for family and parenting work. |
| Website: |
www.familyandparenting.org |
| Telephone: |
020 7424 3460 |
| Email: |
info@familyandparenting.org |
| Organisation: |
KIDS VIP |
| Description: |
Provides training and materials on supporting high standards in children visiting prisons. |
| Website: |
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| Telephone: |
020 7582 2679 |
| Email: |
annettabennett@aol.com |
| Organisation: |
National Academy of Parenting Practitioners (NAPP) |
| Description: |
Providing research, training and information centres for parenting support across the UK. |
| Website: |
www.parentingacademy.org |
| Telephone: |
Contact via website |
| Email: |
info@parentingacademy.org |
| Organisation: |
Parenting UK |
| Description: |
National organisation for people who work with parents, promoting best practice. Has range of resources and information including the Commissioners Toolkit (database of parenting programmes). |
| Website: |
www.parentinguk.org |
| Telephone: |
020 7284 8370 |
| Email: |
skirk-browne@parentinguk.org |
| Organisation: |
Parentline Plus |
| Description: |
National organisation with services including direct delivery of parenting support, resource materials and telephone/email/text helpline for parents. |
| Website: |
www.parentlineplus.org.uk |
| Telephone: |
020 7284 5500 |
| Email: |
Contact via website |
| Organisation: |
Prison Service – HMPS |
| Description: |
Information about the Prison Service including regimes for young people, information about establishments, information for friends and family and so on. |
| Website: |
www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk |
| Telephone: |
Contact via website |
| Email: |
Contact via website |
| Organisation: |
Race Equality Foundation |
| Description: |
Promotes race equality in social support and social care including developing support for black and minority ethnic fathers and supporting the delivery of Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities parenting programme. |
| Website: |
www.raceequalityfoundation.org.uk |
| Telephone: |
020 7619 6220 |
| Email: |
leandra@racefound.org.uk |
| Organisation: |
Young Voice |
| Description: |
Research and publications about the views and support needs of young parents in custody and on resettlement. |
| Website: |
www.young-voice.org |
| Telephone: |
020 8979 4991 |
| Email: |
info@young-voice.org |
| Organisation: |
Youth Justice Board |
| Description: |
Range of information and materials including examples of emerging practice in parenting support in the youth justice context. |
| Website: |
www.yjb.gov.uk |
| Telephone: |
020 7271 3033 |
| Email: |
enquiries@yjb.gov.uk |
