Parental Substance Misuse e-learning

Exploring parental substance misuse and the effects on child development and parenting capacity.

Children of prisoners e-learning

Children of prisoners: arrest

This video shows the impact on children and their family when a parent is arrested and how social care services can help them.

Parental mental health and child welfare - the practitioners’ perspective

A film about professional perspectives on working with parents with mental health problems and their children.

Care experienced young people

The challenges faced by one young person in care, the positive experiences that changed his life, and his drive to improve the system for others.

Parental mental health and child welfare - a young person's story

A film about a young carer's experience of trying to get the support she needed.

Children of prisoners: custody

This video considers the sorts of problems children experience when a parent is in custody and what helps them. It shows the fragmentary nature of service provision and how some voluntary agencies and children's trusts are providing help. Parents who have been in prison, and parents left at home, talk about the experiences they have had.

Children of prisoners: release

This video considers the particular difficulties families can face following release. These are often overlooked and unexpected. However this may be when the family needs most support.

Parental mental health and child welfare - a mother’s story

A film about a mother's experience of getting the support she needed for herself and her family.

Think child, think parent, think family: final evaluation report

The mental health and wellbeing of children and adults in families where a parent has a mental health problem are closely linked. Not all families need health and social care services. However, those that do often struggle to get accessible and effective support that addresses children’s needs and recognises the parental responsibilities of many adults with mental health problems.