Workers in the youth or community health fields play key roles in assisting children and families living with parental mental illness

Taking a ‘family focus’ can help the recovery of parents with a mental illness, foster resilience in their children and support the entire family living with the challenges that parental mental illness can bring.

Advice for youth and community workers

• When you are working with parents, their partners and carers
• When you are working with children and youth
• Resources for youth and community workers