The challenges presented by parental mental illness and the potential of a whole-family intervention to improve outcomes for families

Parental mental illness ( PMI ) can negatively affect the lives of all family members, and there is acknowledged need to work with family and social contexts to promote recovery. However, programmes undertaking such work remain rare and knowledge concerning mechanisms through which PMI impacts families and through which recovery might be achieved is underdeveloped. This paper outlines a new family intervention programme and presents evidence...