The impact of parental mental health (safeguarding training course)

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In the UK today one in four adults will experience a mental health problem within their lifetime, most commonly anxiety and depression
Many of these adults are also parents whose children are living at home, in fact mental health problems are more common in adults who have dependent children
When working with an adult with mental health problems practitioners need to consider how an adult illness impacts on their children or those children with whom they have regular contact

Identify a range of adult mental health issues and their potential impact on parenting
Recognise the spectrum of parental mental health issues which may require support for the child and family, ranging from low levels of concern to child protection
Consider how to address the needs of children whose parents have mental health issues
Recognise the risks an individual with severe mental illness may pose to children

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Delivered by: Phil Battista, CNTW.

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