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Challenges and solutions when working with families of Foreign Terrorist Fighters

This paper highlights the challenges that family members “left behind” by FTFs who left for Syria and Iraq are encountering in their daily life, such as psychological issues, dealing with authorities, stigmatisation and/or practical and legal issues.

date:  04/10/2021

The paper provides practical tips for solution-focused interventions by practitioners working in family support, looking also at adjacent fields in order to respond to these challenges.

This paper draws on a RAN Families, Communities & Social Care Working Group meeting held on 29 and 30 June 2020.

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