ABSTRACT
The Kidstime programme is an innovative attempt to address the particular needs of children and young people who have parents with mental illnesses. It comprises a monthly psycho-educational workshop involving discussions about the meaning of mental health, dramatizations of stories constructed by the children (often filmed), and concurrent parents' groups, as well as joint seminars and review sessions. This paper presents a qualitative analysis of interviews with young people (n=6) and parents (n=5) attending the groups and interviews with former service users (n=9). Five themes emerged from the thematic analysis: initial engagement, sharing with others, learning about mental health, opportunity for fun and impact on family relationships. Areas for further development were identified including the formation of a distinct adolescent Kidstime workshop to better meet their age-specific needs, and adjustments to the system for introducing new families to established workshop groups. Given the positive experience of the groups by those attending, a rigorous evaluation of the approach is suggested.
Subject(s)
Child of Impaired Parents/psychology , Mental Disorders , Parent-Child Relations , Parents/psychology , Social Support , Adolescent , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Male , Patient Education as Topic , Patient Satisfaction , Qualitative ResearchABSTRACT
Los talleres Kidstime comenzaron en 1999 como una intervención dirigida a resolver las necesidades de los niños que conviven con la enfermedad paterna. Este artículo resume lo que sabemos sobre el impacto en los niños y describe los detalles de estos talleres en el Reino Unido
Kidstime Workshops started in 1999 as an intervention aimed at the needs of children growing up with a parent, or parents, suffering from a mental disorder. This paper summarises what is known about the impact of parental mental health on children and describes the Kidstime Workshops taking place in the United Kingdom
Els talleres Kidstime van començar el 1999 com una intervenció dirigida a resoldre les necessitats dels nens que conviuen amb la malaltia dels progenitors. L'article resumeix el que sabem sobre l'impacte en els nens I descriu els detalls d'aquests tallers en el Regne Unit
