Children Caring for Parents with Mental Illness - Aldridge, Jo; Becker, Saul
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Little is known about the experiences of children living in families affected by severe and enduring mental illness. This is the first in-depth study of children and young people caring for parents affected in this way. Drawing on the experiences of 40 families in the UK, the book presents the perspectives of children, their parents, and the key professionals in contact with them. It explores the nature of caring among children when parents are mentally ill and looks at existing support networks.
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Little is known about the experiences of children living in families affected by severe and enduring mental illness. This is the first in-depth study of children and young people caring for parents affected in this way. Drawing on the experiences of 40 families in the UK, the book presents the perspectives of children, their parents, and the key professionals in contact with them. It explores the nature of caring among children when parents are mentally ill and looks at existing support networks.
This is the first in-depth study of children and young people caring for parents affected by severe and enduring mental illness. Drawing on primary research data collected from 40 families, the book presents the perspectives of children (young carers), their parents and the key professionals in contact with them.
Autorenporträt
Jo Aldridge is a Research Fellow and co-founder of the Young Carers Research Group, Centre for Child and Family Research at Loughborough University, England. She has researched and written extensively on children with caring responsibilities within the family and on children's rights. Saul Becker is Professor of Social Policy and Social Care and Associate Director of the Centre for Child and Family Research at Loughborough University. He has researched and published widely on community care, poverty and social care, social security and young carers.