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Family support group volunteers

The family support groups are run by experienced volunteers who run regular meetings in different areas of the country. Some of our volunteers are pictured above - you can read some brief information about them below.

If you are thinking of coming along, you are assured of a warm welcome in a space that is always friendly and supportive.  Please click here for the date of the next support group in your area.

Harold - York

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Harold took over the running of the York group in 2015. He is a retired probation officer and brings a broad range of experience to this group. 

Published: 25th July, 2017

Updated: 26th July, 2017

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Dulcie - Chelmsford

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Dulcie originally set up the family support group in Birmingham in 2015. Since 2020 she has been running the family support group in Chelmsford. Her background is in anthropological and criminological research and she is currently training in Forensic Psychology. She sees the huge benefit of people attending the support group.

Published: 25th July, 2017

Updated: 30th November, 2021

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Kate - Manchester

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Kate has been running the Manchester group since 2013. She works for a charity in the North West that works in the criminal justice system and brings a wide range of contacts and experience to this group.

Published: 25th July, 2017

Updated: 26th July, 2017

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Helen - London

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Helen has run our family support group at our office in Finsbury Park since 2014. She worked for many years as a probation officer and brings a wealth of experience to this well established group.

Published: 25th July, 2017

Updated: 27th July, 2017

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Poppy - Bath

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Poppy has worked in the charitable sector for many years and brings experience from many arenas including criminal justice, mental health and disability.  She took over the running of the South West group in July 2018.

Published: 9th July, 2018

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Deborah - Liverpool

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Deborah has worked for many years in advocacy roles in the public and private sectors.  She joined Prisoners Abroad to run the Liverpool Family Support Group which was set up in June 2019.

Published: 28th June, 2019

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Bethane - Brighton

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Bethane graduated from the University of Bristol Law School in 2018 where she was Director of the University of Bristol Law Clinic. After this she worked at both Citizens Advice and the National Council for Civil Liberties. She graduated from the Legal Practice Course with a Masters in Professional Legal Practice in 2021, and currently works as a trainee solicitor. Bethane started running the Brighton Family Support Group in February 2020.

Published: 7th February, 2020

Updated: 18th March, 2022

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Laura - Birmingham

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Laura has run the group in Birmingham since March 2020. She brings experience of providing psychological support across the UK criminal justice system including court, psychiatric hospitals and prisons.

Published: 3rd December, 2021

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