Centre
The Maslow Foundation
In 2022 The Maslow Foundation was established to take an innovative approach to service design and delivery. Our founding team has experience delivering services in an exceptionally diverse range of fields; including the criminal justice system, mental health provision, domestic violence, research and evaluation, addiction services, AI, housing, medical practice, and academia. Crucially, many of our founding members have lived experience of the services we deliver.
The Family Connections Project
We have partnered with Sussex Prisoners’ Families in a project aimed at supporting women at risk of imprisonment and their families. We focus on understanding, and addressing the impacts of potential custodial sentences.
This initiative is dedicated to capturing the voices and concerns of both the women and their children, utilising the Child Impact Assessment Toolkit to inform judicial decisions and provide comprehensive family support
- Use of a standardised assessment to identify who could care for the child(ren) should mum go to prison and identify support needs of the female & family
- Using the Child Impact Assessment Toolkit (Prison Reform Trust, publication November 2022) to find out children’s feelings, wishes and concerns
- Providing information about relevant support/services
- Family support provided by SPF
- Providing this information to PSR authors to ensure that magistrates and judges understand the impact so they can make well informed decisions
Services offered by this centre
Referral Information
The Maslow Foundation, Sussex Prisoners’ Families, and KSS Probation work in partnership to deliver a multi-organisational approach to supporting women in the criminal justice system who are at risk of imprisonment, along with their families. This project is based on the Whole Family Approach, utilising standardised Child Impact Assessments and Mother/Family Assessments to address the needs of both the women and their families throughout their journey in the justice system.
Referrals for females who are at risk of imprisonment, who have dependent children and who either live in or are attending court in the Sussex or Surrey area can be made by completing our referral form and returning via the email address supplied.
Referrals Offered:
- This centre does not offer Booking referrals
- This centre does not offer Drop-in referrals
- This centre offers Electronic referrals
- This centre does not offer Other – See referral information referrals
Referrals Email Address:
[email protected]