PMH & Child Welfare Guideline Family Model – service implications Dorian Cole and Adrian Falkov

Aims and Objectives Participants will discuss implication of the guidelines on local practice Greater understanding of what ‘Think Child, Think Parent, Think Family’ may mean in local implementation How to aid local implementation of the family model using the guidelines

Key Recommendations Improving access Screening and assessment Planning, providing and reviewing care Workforce competence Strategic approach Implementing, evaluating, outcomes and evidence

Crossing Bridges Key Principles The MH & wellbeing of children & adults within families in which an adult carer is mentally ill, are intimately linked in at least 4 ways: 1. PMI can adversely affect the development and in some cases the safety of children 2. Growing up with a MIP can have a negative influence on the quality of that person’s adjustment in adulthood, including their transition to parenthood 3. Children, particularly those with emotional, behavioural or chronic physical difficulties, can precipitate or exacerbate mental ill health in their parents/carers 4. Adverse circumstances (pov, single p, social isoln, stigma) can negatively influence both child & parental MH

Crossing Bridges The Family Model Child mh and development Parenting & the parent child relationship Adult mental health Risks, Stressors & vulnerabilities Protective factors, resilience & resources