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Children Caring for Parents with Mental Illness
Jo Aldridge
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Description for Children Caring for Parents with Mental Illness
Paperback. Little is known about the experiences of children living in families affected by severe and enduring mental illness. This is an in-depth study of children and young people caring for parents affected in this way. It draws on primary research data collected from 40 families. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JKS; VFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
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 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. Children caring for parents with mental illness makes an invaluable contribution to the growing evidence base on parental mental illness and outcomes for children. It: * is the first research-based text to examine ... Read more
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 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. Children caring for parents with mental illness makes an invaluable contribution to the growing evidence base on parental mental illness and outcomes for children. It: * is the first research-based text to examine ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Weight
339g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861343994
SKU
V9781861343994
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50
About Jo Aldridge
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Children Caring for Parents with Mental Illness
... essential reading for all those concerned with children and young people who care for parents with mental illness. ChildRight With its critique of earlier literature, its new evidence and its useful overview of law and policy, this important book needs to be widely read and translated into practice. Mental Health Today ... ... Read more