A01=Emily Livsey
A01=Lorna Brookes
A12=Aoife J O'Dwyer
Author_Aoife J O'Dwyer
Author_Emily Livsey
Author_Lorna Brookes
Category=JKVQ
Category=YXF
child protection
children
crime and punishment
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eq_non-fiction
eq_personal-social-topics
eq_society-politics
family issues
offenders
parent in prison
parenting
prison families
social work
Product details
- ISBN 9781914603143
- Weight: 240g
- Dimensions: 210 x 210mm
- Publication Date: 08 Feb 2022
- Publisher: Waterside Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Alex's Dad Goes to Prison is the first in the new Parent in Prison Series of books for children of imprisoned parents. It portrays the challenges they face and allows them to understand they are not alone. The book seeks to explain in simple terms why the parent was arrested and sent to prison. It describes what happens whilst the parent is in prison (such as visits and letters) and makes suggestions like starting a box in which to keep letters from and photos of the absent parent. The series aims to reduce stigma, feelings of isolation, and to show that children with a parent in prison can thrive. The series is pitched at younger readers and inspired by real life stories and events. Some 312,000 children have a parent in prison in the UK alone (2022) many of whom fall within the target age range (below) of this book. The figure is one in every 100 across Europe, millions of children worldwide, giving this vividly illustrated and attractively written work considerable potential.
Dr Lorna Brookes is the founder of Time-Matters UK, a senior lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University, and board member of the International Coalition for Children of Incarcerated Parents. Support for children with a parent in prison is her life's work.
Emily Livsey BA MA is an experienced Child Protection Social Worker, and a Director for Time-Matters UK. She also specialises in Systemic Family Therapy for Social Work. The illustrator Aoife J O'Dwyer studied Art at Liverpool John Moores University. "Illustrating this children's book series has been a joy, and I hope my work is able to bring comfort to many children ....".
