Working with other families
INQUEST was founded by families, and continues to work with and support families. This may be in the form of legal casework, emotional support, campaigns, or with practical support regarding the investigative and inquest system. But it also goes deeper than that.
The Family Forum
The Family Forum meets twice a year, and gives families the opportunity to meet new people, to share their experiences, and to feed back to INQUEST their thoughts, feelings and ideas on a range of issues which are established by agenda before the meeting. Travel expenses are paid and tea, coffee and lunch are provided.
Other ways you can help
Attending the family forum is one way of getting involved with other families, but mutual support is broader than that. One of the most crucial of these is attending inquests with another family. Families who have not had their inquest yet can attend another family’s inquest and find out what happens. They have the chance to see how the process works first hand and prepare better for their own inquest.
Tips for working with other families
Before getting involved think about how much time and commitment you want to give. Use some of the tools in Section 1 to help you plan. Don’t worry about specific skills (although if you have specialist knowledge that would be great), try and identify things that you can do to get involved.