Families Outside – Support For Families COVID-19 Update
At Families Outside, we have made the needs of families affected by imprisonment in Scotland our sole priority for 30 years. At this incredibly difficult time for all of us, we will continue to support all of those affected by a loved one in prison in the most effective ways we can whilst keeping our […]
#NoAddressInThePress – Parliamentary Petition lodged
#NoAddressInThePress – Parliamentary Petition lodged Families Outside is currently campaigning to end the practice of printing the address of somebody who has been sentenced in Court. At the last meeting of the Scottish Parliament’s Cross Party Group on Families affected by Imprisonment a presentation was delivered on the campaign. At this meeting the Cabinet Secretary […]
Short Sentences Fracture Families
Short Sentences Fracture Families Families Outside, the only national charity in Scotland that works solely to support families affected by imprisonment, believes more work needs to be done to end short sentences in Scotland. It comes after monitoring data for the Presumption Against Short Sentences (PASS), released by the Scottish Government, showed the number of […]
Practice Learning
An area of development within Families Outside has been in Social Work Practice Learning. In August 2019, we appointed a Practice Learning Coordinator, who is working with Universities across Scotland to provide practice learning placements for social work students within all three of our regional teams. The Practice Learning Coordinator also has practice teaching responsibilities […]