Support for parents and families

The role of parent can be challenging under any circumstances, especially where a child has behavioural difficulties or a parent is disabled or has other support needs. Families can be helped to stay together and thrive if the right support is offered. Families will receive the best support where there is a close working relationship between children's and families' services and adults' services.

Parents are fathers and mothers and this awareness of the role and inclusion of fathers is supported by policy and guidance. The Fatherhood Institute has summarised some of the key documents.

Resources

Type	Title	Year
Research briefing 29	Black and minority ethnic parents with mental health problems and their children	2008
e-learning	Children of Prisoners	2008
e-learning	e-Learning Resources Demo CD	2008
Research briefingv25	Children's and young people's experiences of domestic violence involving adults in a parenting role	2008
e-learning	Poverty, parenting and social exclusion	2008
Research briefingv24	Experiences of children and young people caring for a parent with a mental health problem	2008
Resource guide 11	Children of prisoners - maintaining family ties	2008
Research briefingv23	Stress and resilience factors in parents with mental health problems and their children	2008
Research briefing 22	Obstacles to using and providing rural social care	2007
Resource guidev09	Working together to support disabled parents	2007
Knowledge review 11	Supporting disabled parents and parents with additional support needs	2006
Joint publication	Parent-training/education programmes in the management of children with conduct disorders	2006
Research briefing 18	Fathering a child with disabilities: issues and guidance	2005
Research briefingv14	Helping parents with learning disabilities in their role as parents	2005
Research briefing 13	Helping parents with a physical or sensory impairment in their role as parents	2005
Research briefingv11	The health and well-being of young carers	2005
Research briefing 06	Parenting capacity and substance misuse	2004
Resource guidev01	Families that have alcohol and mental health problems: a template for partnership working	2003
Report 02	Working with families with alcohol, drug and mental health problems	2003
Number of publications: 19

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