parental mental illness
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Summary of – Chapter: KidsTime Workshops: Strengthening resilience of children of parents with a mental illness
Summary of a chapter in the book Family Therapy – New Intervention Programs And Researches. The chapter introduces children of parents with mental illness (COPMI) as a group and explains the risk factors and the impact of parental mental illness on children.
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Family group cognitive behavioural therapy reduces youth internalising problems
Living with a parent with depression can have a marked impact on a child’s overall psychological, behavioural and social welfare. Preventative programs that alter parenting and boost children’s coping strategies in affected families seem to reduce youth internalizing problems, but the broader effects of these programs are unclear.
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Improving outcomes for children exposed to parental mental illness: “it takes a village”
This intervention aims to break down barriers to the care of vulnerable children of parents with a mental illness (COPMI) residing in Austria, and improve child development and well-being outcomes.
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