Prevention of mental illness in children of parents with depression

Duration: 10 mins Publication Date: 2 Oct 2024 Next Review Date: 2 Oct 2027 DOI: 10.13056/acamh.13712

Description

The risk of children and adolescents experiencing mental illness is higher if a parent has experienced depression. This talk describes evidence-based interventions to prevent youth mental illness with a focus on an family- and group-based intervention. As well as presenting data on the efficacy of the intervention, the talk addresses the hurdles to effective implementation.

Learning Objectives

A. To understand the effects of parental depression on child mental health
B. To know the efficacy of psychological interventions for preventing mental illness in children of parents with depression.
C. To recognise the barriers to implementation of evidence-based prevention in practice.