Key Characteristics of Our Parental Mental Health Services

  • The service has been designed to meet the needs of families where parents have profound and enduring mental health difficulties. 
  • The starting point is the families’ perception of their needs and the issues they want to address.
  • The service offered is, as far as possible, tailored to meet families’ needs and circumstances.  It is flexible and holistic.
  • The service is available at times when other services often are not. For example, weekends, bank holidays, evening, early morning, bath time, bedtime, the school run.
  • Family Support Workers go into families’ homes to help with practical issues as well as providing emotional support.
  • The service improves family relationships by enabling parents and children to have a better understanding of each other’s needs.
  • The service helps parents to access and coordinate with other agencies and professionals, improving communication and relationships.
  • The service uses internationally validated clinical tools to measure the effects of intervention.