Our Voice: A charter for children and young people affected by the imprisonment of a family member

Our Voice started as a youth listening project, working with a group of young people in London who were making use of the Prisoners' Families & Friends Service. Pact organised a range of activities and listening events, which culminated in a new ‘charter for children and young people affected by the imprisonment of a family member.’ The young people called this ‘Our Voice’.

Following this initiative, we were struck by the power of what young people were saying about their experiences of when a family member was arrested, and in particular, when the police entered the family home. We sought the support of Comic Relief and the Pilgrim Trust, and thanks to their generous funding, we developed the Hear Our Voice programme.