Safe Ground Family Man and Fathers Inside Holly Conroy, Programmes Development Director
Family Man 7-week programme Focus on maintaining and developing family relationships Considering impact of imprisonment on the whole family Fathers Inside 5-week programme Focus on parenting Considering impact of imprisonment on children and their carers
Family Man Personal development Considering the needs of family members How to be an active family member from prison Making realistic plans for the future Fathers Inside Understanding child development The needs of children How to be an effective father from prison Contributing to their children’s education
Warm Up Games Fiction Drama Group and One-to-One Discussion Portfolio Work Debates Writing letters and working face-to-face with a Supporter (FM only) Presentations
Family Man 2 full-time tutors 1 Family Support Worker days 1 Family Man Line hours per week Additional staff to supervise ‘What Next’ session and Presentation Fathers Inside 2 full-time tutors 1 Family Support Worker days 1 Fathers Inside Line hours per week Additional staff to supervise ‘What Next’ session and Presentation
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Over the past decade we have compiled a significant body of evidence demonstrating our programmes’ impact, including: 7 independent evaluations 5 independent reviews Participation in wider research studies Ongoing data collection and analysis Family Man Review (University of East Anglia) Tracked adjudications received by Students to assess impact on behaviour on the wing.
Independent Evaluation completed by Boswell Research Fellows and the University of East Anglia Assessed longer-term impact of the revised Family Man programme upon Graduates and Supporters ( ) from 7 establishments Analysis of questionnaires completed by 54 Graduates and 50 Supporters In-depth interviews were conducted with 24 Graduates (including 6 who had been released) and 24 Supporters Key findings: 78% of Graduates reported implementing the goals in their FM Action Plan 84% of Graduates reported improved relationships with their children/families 92% of Supporters agreed that FM had helped their graduate understand his family responsibilities 98% of Supporters felt that FM had helped both of them think about resettlement None of the released Graduates surveyed or interviewed appeared to have reoffended
Institute for Criminal Policy Research Longitudinal study of Family Man graduates Ministry of Justice Data Lab Reconviction study with match-pair control group Will be published 10 th October
Family Man Community Programme Partnership with Hampshire Probation Adaptation of FM, surrounded by Family Support package 14 sessions over 7 weeks Man Up 10 sessions Men and young men in custodial and community settings Exploring masculinity and its effect on individual identity Challenging stereotypes and expectations