Children caring for parents with mental illness
Subtitle: perspectives of young carers, parents and professionals
By: Jo Aldridge and Saul Becker.
Contributors: Becker, Saul.
Publisher: Policy
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Bristol
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
Subjects: Child caregivers -- Great Britain.; Children of parents with disabilities -- Great Britain.; Mentally ill -- Care -- Great Britain.
Description: Little is known about the experiences of children living in families affected by severe and enduring mental illness. Drawing on the experiences of 40 families, this text presents the perspectives of children (young carers), their parents and the key professionals in contact with them.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.