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About Children of Prisoners Europe

Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE) is a pan-European network of organisations and individuals working with and for children with imprisoned parents. For over twenty years, COPE has been preventing and responding to violations of the rights of children with imprisoned parents, from arrest through to reintegration after the end of a prison sentence, ensuring their individual needs are met and their best interests are continuously assessed. COPE takes a systems approach to improving the lives of children with imprisoned parents, namely ensuring that the systems children come into contact with (welfare, social, justice, education, ...) are able to respect their rights and meet their needs, rather than expecting children to adapt to inadequate systems and supports. The network has a secretariat based in Paris. 140 members and affiliates cover 30 Council of Europe and 27 EU Member States. Member and affiliate organisations are mostly grassroots NGOs offering supports to children with parents in prison and their families. Individual members and affiliates are experts who work or have worked in the field, including academics.