Mental health articles

While some agencies offer special programs for mothers living with mental illnesses, these are, in fact, rare. Individual providers or mothers themselves may piece together services and resources to support their parenting efforts and achieve parenting goals. Key intervention concepts can be incorporated into a formal intervention specifically targeted to mothers or may simply become part of the way in which an individual provider works on a daily basis with clients who are parents. We acknowledge the limitations conveyed by limited organizational resources and fiscal constraints, so encourage providers to address the needs of mothers to the extent they are able in their particular practice environment. We draw examples from the Family Options intervention, in which Family Coaches provide flexible, psychiatric rehabilitation services specifically targeted to parents living with serious mental illnesses.

Tags: intervention