Background Mental disorders impose heavy burdens on patients' families and children. It is
imperative to provide family-focused services to avoid adverse effects from mental disorders …

Background: Children of mentally ill parents have a three to seven times higher risk of
developing mental disorders compared to the general population. For this high-risk group …

Background Norway is one of the first countries to require all health professionals to play a
part in prevention for children of parents with all kinds of illnesses (mental illness, drug …

The Indian residential school (IRS) system in Canada ran for over a century until the last
school closed in 1996. Conditions in the IRSs resulted in generations of Indigenous children …

The transition to adulthood can be a vulnerable period for certain population groups. In
particular, young adults aged 18–25 years who have a parent with mental illness and/or …

Background When clinicians in the adult mental health sector work with clients who are
parents with dependent children, it is critical they are able to acknowledge and respond to …

Many children of parents with mental illness (COPMI) experience stigma, resulting in
detrimental effects and the need for support. Peer support programmes are widespread …

Aim Children living in families impacted by parental mental illness are at increased risk of
adverse mental and physical health outcomes compared with children living in families …

The prevalence of developmentally vulnerable children living with parental mental illness
has been well documented, however due to stigmatised attitudes and prejudice these …

Background Children of parents with a mental illness are at higher risk for various
psychiatric problems and adaptive difficulties compared to those of parents without mental …