Today is International Romani Day!

This day is an opportunity to celebrate Romani cultures and communities.

Take a look at our teaching resources, to learn more about the vast traditions of Romani communities:
gypsy-traveller.org/teaching-resou…

Excited to share our 3 minute- animation produced by Nifty Fox Creative which features vignettes from three women. This video highlights how food interlinks with the women’s identity, culture and sense of self. Surrey Sociology University of Surrey ESRC IAA

vimeo.com/893541558

🔍RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY!🔎

I was pleased to advise ⁦⁦NIHR Research⁩ on their research brief about support for the health of children & young people in contact with the criminal justice system.

The call is now live & open until 9th August 2024! ⬇️ nihr.ac.uk/funding/2429-t…

Nearly two-thirds of women in the criminal justice system have experienced domestic abuse; many have experienced childhood trauma, mental health problems or homelessness. And entering the criminal justice gateway invariably makes things worse, not better.
howardleague.org/blog/our-one-s…

At ⁦HMP YOI Styal⁩ with ⁦Pact⁩ team. Making a difference to vulnerable women in prison & anxious families. Great also to hear about charitably funded work to support women who receive no visits. What a team. Inspiring, resilient, determined, compassionate.

Reminder: What Matter & Who Matters to Young People Leaving Care this Thursday from 1-2pm #OpenAccess book launch

🚀 essex.ac.uk/events/2024/04… #careleavers

Please share Mary Carter Terry Galloway BASW Caroline Mc Health & Social Care Health, Wellbeing and Care Hub

📢✍️We are hosting an online writing group session this Wednesday (April 10th) from 13:00 to 16:00 GMT. We will meet on zoom to catch up and work together! Get in touch if you'd like to join (DM or email [email protected]).

This is such an important resource for so many agencies - parents in prison absolutely need to know their rights

The recommendations set out in the parental rights in prison evaluation are available here nepacs.co.uk/page/parental-… #mothersinprison HMPPS Durham University OpenClaspTheatreCo HMPLowNewton

It was phenomenal! Powerful painful raw - important .

A pleasure to be part of such a lovely panel

New MoJ Female Offender Strategy Dashboard provides data on its 4 priority areas:
Fewer women entering CJS
Fewer women serving short sentences
Better outcomes for women in custody
Better outcomes for women on release
It shows a very mixed performance.
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Fantastic day - the play was profound, powerful and painful - but should be seen by everyone ! Absolutely brilliantly acted - thank you - so resonant of mothers in prison . You did the mother’s proud .

A special thanks to just a few of the incredible women who have played a huge part in this win today - Maya Sikand KC Dr Laura Abbott Shona Minson Dr Lucy Baldwin Jane Ryan Miranda Emily Evison Kate Brintworth Carolyn Harris MP Abbi Ayers

Louise’s poem says it all . The Sentencing Council new Guidelines a welcome step in the right direction
Level Up Birth Companions Dr Laura Abbott Shona Minson HMPPS Family Services Group @

Brilliant news to start the week! Colleagues across the sector have been calling for pregnancy to be a mitigating factor in sentencing Sentencing Council for years now and so good to see this turning point Level Up Birth Companions Shona Minson Dr Lucy Baldwin Dr Laura Abbott

Louise’s poem says it all . The Sentencing Council new Guidelines a welcome step in the right direction
Level Up Birth Companions Dr Laura Abbott Shona Minson HMPPS Family Services Group @

Powerful words as ever from Louise- it was a fight to get here but real progress at last

“Brooke is always in my heart and I hope that her legacy is a longstanding change to the imprisonment of pregnant women.” Dr Lucy Baldwin Dr. Tanya Capper RM PhD🇬🇧🇦🇺 Shona Minson UH Research Office University of Hertfordshire Lost Mothers Project

Prison will never be a safe place to be pregnant and several other countries do not send pregnant women to prison.

Ultimately, the government must take action to end imprisonment of pregnant women — but this is a huge, hard-won step in the right direction.