Children caring for parents with mental illnessPerspectives of young carers, parents and professionals

Aldridge, Jo; Becker, Saul

doi:10.1332/policypress/9781861344007.001.0001

Cited by 99 publications

(178 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

173

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Although research has found some positive impacts of being a young carer including children's knowledge and understanding; maturity; life, care-related and social skills (e.g., Dearden & Becker, 2000); allaying fears in children and consolidating parent-child relationships (e.g., Aldridge & Becker, 2003), evidence strongly points to a range of negative impacts on a child's health and wellbeing, and education (e.g., Aldridge & Becker, 2003;Aldridge et al, 2016;Dearden & Becker, 2004;The Children's Society, 2013). Frank and Mclarnon (2008, p. 57) proposed that "young carers and their families are experts on their own lives and as such must be fully informed and involved in the development and delivery of support services."…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Voices of Young Carers in Policy and Practice

Phelps

2017

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This article presents examples from England of the participation of children with caring responsibilities (young carers) in policy and practice at both local and national levels. The 'voices' of young carers themselves have become more prominent at many levels and in diverse contexts such as through local young carers' fora and through dialogue with decision makers, including social care commissioners and Members of Parliament. This participation has for a number of years in England, been strongly advocated for and facilitated by voluntary sector services in particular. Drawing on a number of practice examples, the article will highlight a range of young carers' participatory activity and the extent to which this is woven into policy development and practice. It will consider the processes and protocols of recruitment and safeguarding and the outcomes of young carers' participation, including the influence of their 'voices' in bringing about real change and the impacts on themselves as individuals. Consideration will be given as to whether the voices of young carers has been truly representative of children and young people with caring responsibilities and where particular attention may need to be focused when listening to their voices. The potential risks of young carers' participation at a practical level will be explored as well as the barriers to participation for young carers and approaches for enhancing their participation.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Voices of Young Carers in Policy and Practice

Phelps

2017

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In previous studies Gladsone et al (2006) pointed that caring for an ill parent and a role reversal can be considered as protective factor that provides children with a constructive family role during times of stress. Aldridge and Becker (2003) found that in some cases helping in the care and support of parents can help to consolidate parent child relationships.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Needs, expectations and consequences for children growing up in a family where the parent has a mental illness

Tabak¹,

Zabłocka-Żytka²,

Ryan³

et al. 2016

Int J Mental Health Nurs

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Implications for practice are: (1) professionals working with parents with mental illness should be aware of the specific consequences for the children; (2) to empower children they should focus on them, but not excluding parents from the parental roles; (3) the multi-agency collaboration is necessary; (4) schools should provide counselling and teach staff and students about mental health problems to reduce stigma.

show abstract

“…This study came about as a result of secondary analysis of data from a UKwide mental health study, which looked at the experiences and needs of women with serious mental health problems and who were being cared for by their children (see [23]). Thus, in terms of the evidence generated from both of these studies, the stories or narratives of the women themselves were obtained both purposefully and serendipitously from unsupported women victims of domestic violence.…”

Section: Identifying and Recruiting Women Victims Of Domestic Violencmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Susan believed that her illnesses were made worse by the ongoing stress of worrying about whether her former partner would break the Court Order-which he had done on numerous occasions-and come into the house. Another of the women, Pat, described the symptoms of her obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), which manifested themselves in constantly checking that the windows and doors in her house were locked; she attributed this behaviour to her former partner's violence towards her and their children: 'He had my children at knifepoint…and I think maybe with my doors and things he used to come…even after he left, he used to come and kick all the windows and everything in so maybe that is where I get my OCD from' ( [23], p. 40).…”

Section: Analysis Of Mental Health Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

Identifying the Barriers to Women's Agency in Domestic Violence: The Tensions between Women's Personal Experiences and Systemic Responses

Aldridge

2013

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Despite advances in knowledge and understanding about the impacts of domestic violence on women's lives, global research on violence against women shows there is a need for research that not only places women centre stage in research praxis, but also that involves them more collaboratively in genuine dialogue about their experiences, including their agentic stances. This is especially the case for marginalised and socially excluded women victims of domestic violence, such as those who are not known or do not present to services and who survive abusive relationships alone or with little outside support. Evidence from two studies reported here-secondary analysis of women with severe and enduring mental health problems and a collaborative narrative project with unsupported women victims of domestic violencesuggest that women's capacity for agency are compromised by a number of critical factors, and that these are also reflected in the tensions between micro-macro analyses and understanding of the impact of domestic violence on women. This article considers the barriers to women's agency from the women's perspective and in the context of broader, systemic dynamics, including the denial or obscuring of abuse by governments and states and the consequences of stringent fiscal retrenchment that put women at increased risk of domestic violence.

show abstract

Children caring for parents with mental illnessPerspectives of young carers, parents and professionals

Cited by 99 publications

References 0 publications

The Voices of Young Carers in Policy and Practice

The Voices of Young Carers in Policy and Practice

Needs, expectations and consequences for children growing up in a family where the parent has a mental illness

Identifying the Barriers to Women's Agency in Domestic Violence: The Tensions between Women's Personal Experiences and Systemic Responses

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About