European Union - 14th October 2011

Recent Developments for the COPING Research Project

COPING is a child-centred research project which aims to investigate the characteristics of children with imprisoned parents, their resilience, and their vulnerability to mental health problems.

European Union - 13th October 2011

Emerging Findings of the COPING Research Project

The COPING project research is still at a relatively early stage, so comment upon the impacts of it at this point is premature. However, throughout the four nations in which the research is conducted, five main themes are beginning to emerge from the in-depth child-centred interviews.

Switzerland - 12th October 2011

Committee on the Rights of the Child UN Day of General Discussion

The Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) focused the annual UN Day of General Discussion (DGD) this September on children with imprisoned parents. Representatives from the COPING project were in attendance amongst the various NGOs and European networks present. In addition, children from the COPING project were invited to attend and speak on their experiences.

European Union - 10th October 2011

Mapping of Services for children with imprisoned parents

Since the launch of the COPING project, one of the research teams has been patiently mapping the available services for children with imprisoned parents throughout Europe. Great progress has been made on this front, and the team is excited to be constructing a database of services available in the various nations.

European Union - 8th October 2011

COPING Communication & Publication Strategy

The COPING project has many objectives, one of which being the production of several publications based on the research findings. At this stage in the project, the Communication and Publication Strategy is being put into action and the first publications emerging from the COPING project are being released.

European Union - 8th June 2011

Recent developments for Coping Research Project

European Union - Coping 2010 -2013

Eurochips umbrella partner in Coping Research project

COPING is a recently launched child-centred research project which aims to investigate the characteristics of children with imprisoned parents, their resilience, and their vulnerability to mental health problems.