Academic Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
2025
Supporting children of incarcerated mothers: The case for a system navigator
Corrie Williams, Tara Renae McGee, Krystal Lockwood, Carleen Thompson, Brian Jenkins, Diksha Sapkota, Janet Ransley & Susan Dennison
JOURNAL ARTICLE
2025
Incorporating lived experience into social work practice: A personal and organisational journey
Tina Lucas-Smith, Jaime O’Donovan, Lorena Rivas, Janet Ransley, Tara Renae McGee & Susan Dennison
BOOK CHAPTER
2025
Pregnant women and mothers in prison: Health needs and support services
Diksha Sapkota & Susan Dennison
JOURNAL ARTICLE
2024
What Supports Do Incarcerated Mothers and Their Families Need? The Views of Incarcerated Mothers and Service Providers
Krystal Lockwood, Diksha Sapkota, Carleen Thompson, Tara Renae McGee, Janet Ransley, Corrie Williams, Brian Jenkins, Nomxolisi Malope-Rwodzi, Laura Baar & Susan Dennison
JOURNAL ARTICLE
2024
Diksha Sapkota, Susan Dennison & Carleen Thompson
JOURNAL ARTICLE
2023
Supporting Children of Incarcerated Mothers: Creating Conditions for Integrated Social Service Delivery Using Scenario-Based Workshops
Corrie Williams, Tara Renae McGee, Brian Q. Jenkins, Janet Ransley & Susan Dennison
JOURNAL ARTICLE
2023
The importance of enhancing the communication skills of incarcerated mothers
Sonja P. Brubacher, Martine B. Powell, Krystal Lockwood, Susan Dennison, Tara Renae McGee & Janet Ransley
BOOK CHAPTER
2023
Corrie Williams, Susan Dennison, Tara Renae McGee & Janet Ransley
JOURNAL ARTICLE
2022
Navigating pregnancy and early motherhood in prison: a thematic analysis of mothers’ experiences
Diksha Sapkota, Susan Dennison, Jyai Allen, Jenny Gamble, Corrie Williams, Nomxolisi Malope-Rwodzi, Laura Baar, Janet Ransley & Tara Renae McGee
REPORTS
Active programs across Australia for incarcerated mothers and their children, July 2021
The needs of mothers before, during and after imprisonment: Summary findings from Workshop Series 1
This report captures the findings from the first series of workshops conducted during December 2020. The key findings in this report are that; (i) women want more opportunities to be mothers and to maintain or rebuild their relationship with their children while in prison, (ii) during their imprisonment mothers want opportunities to start healing and changing, and (iii) once released, mothers want more support to stay out of prison.
Understanding the needs of children and young people who experience maternal imprisonment: Summary findings from Workshop Series 2
Summary findings from Workshop Series 2
Developing a new model of support for incarcerated mothers and their children: Summary findings from Workshop Series 3
Summary findings from Workshop Series 3
Did we get this right? Feedback from mothers in prison on a new model of support: Summary findings from Workshop Series 4
Summary findings from Workshop Series 4
RESOURCES
“The worries and needs of mothers while they are in prison” and “Mothers want help to”.