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- Title
Caring for Children of Parents with Mental Health Problems -- A Venture into Historical and Cultural Processes in Europe.
- Authors
Solantaus, Tytti; Puras, Dainius
- Abstract
Parental mental health disorders present a major risk for children's psychiatric disorders and intergenerational chain of social exclusion. Work Package 5 (WP5) in the CAMHEE programme was an initiative on the European level to bring children and families with parental mental illness onto the European agenda. Partners in WP5 came from Austria, Bulgaria, Finland, Lithuania, Norway and Romania. The WP5 experiences emphasise that it is important for every country to learn what the legal, human rights, and service and life situation is for these children and families and to take preventive and promotion action. To avoid further stigmatisation, awareness campaigns and training of professionals are to capitalise on resilience and support for children and parenting rather than on risks. Psychiatric services for adults are to respond to the needs for care and support of the patients' children. Changes in all levels of the society are needed, including redirecting legislation from restrictive measures towards promotion and prevention.
- Subjects
EUROPE; CHILD mental health services; CHILDREN of parents with intellectual disabilities; PARENTS with intellectual disabilities; SOCIAL isolation; MENTAL health policy
- Publication
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 2010, Vol 12, Issue 4, p27
- ISSN
1462-3730
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/14623730.2010.9721823