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A Special Issue on Parents with Psychiatric Disabilities and Their Families

Fall 2009...

Read about the policy framework and factors that led to a national initiative in Australia to promote better mental health outcomes for children of parents with a psychiatric disability… READ MORE

Learn about how a study in a Clubhouse setting explored the conditions necessary for supporting members in their roles as parents… READ MORE

Learn how the Americans with Disabilities Act has been used as a legal defense to support the parental rights of parents with psychiatric disabilities… READ MORE

A mother shares her personal journey of recovery around the lives of her children… READ MORE

Table of Contents

Editorial
Why Not Support(ed) Parenting?
Joanne Nicholson & William Deveney

Articles
A Public Health Approach to Promoting Better Mental Health Outcomes for Children of Parents with a Psychiatric Disability
Elizabeth A. Fudge & Philip Robinson

Adoption and Safe Families Act State Statutes Regarding Parents with Mental Illnesses: A Review and Targeted Intervention
Katy Kaplan, Petra Kottsieper, Jeniece Scott, Mark Salzer & Phyllis Solomon

Promoting Collaborative Practice for Children of Parents with Mental Illness and Their Families
Carol A. Clark & Peter R. Smith

Supporting Clubhouse Members in Their Role as Parents: Necessary Conditions for Policy and Practice Initiatives
Betsy Hinden, Toni Wolf, Kathleen Biebel & Joanne Nicholson

Family Options for Parents with Mental Illnesses: A Developmental, Mixed Methods Pilot Study
Joanne Nicholson, Karen Albert, Bernice Gershenson, Valerie Williams & Kathleen Biebel

Improving Outcomes for Pregnant and Parenting Foster Care Youth with Severe Mental Illness: An Evaluation of a Transitional Living Program
Vanessa Vorhies, Crystal M. Glover, Kristin Davis, Teresa Hardin, Arthur Krzyzanowski, Marshelia Harris, Marc Fagan & Sandra Wilkniss

A "Snapshot" of Australian Programs to Support Children and Adolescents Whose Parents Have a Mental Illness
Andrea E. Reupert & Darryl J. Maybery

Early Outcomes of a Pilot Psychoeducation Group Intervention for Children of a Parent with a Psychiatric Illness
Joanne Riebschleger, Betty Tableman, Danielle Rudder, Esther Onaga & Peg Whalen

Termination of Parental Rights Proceedings: Legal Considerations and Practical Strategies for Parents with Psychiatric Disabilities and the Practitioners Who Serve Them
Loran B. Kundra & Leslie B. Alexander

Coping With
Second Chance at Motherhood
Melinda B. Fox

Speaking Out
My Journey as an Advocate for Children of Parents with a Mental Illness
Paola Mason

Education and Training Column
The Support for Evidence-Based Training Strategies
Clifton Chow, Ben Cichocki & H. Stephen Leff

Book Reviews
Sandra Wilkniss & Kristin Davis

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