The evaluation looked at how 10 local areas have implemented SCIE’s Think Child, Think Parent, Think Family guide, which advises professionals on how to support the children of parents with mental health problems.
The report found that making minimal changes to established ways of working could help workers overcome barriers to providing whole-family support.
For example, one local area used of the Common Assessment Framework to identify and address the needs of whole families, instead of only children. Another area created a "think family" knowledge and skills framework for staff.
Other successful strategies included improving screening and access to services by developing arrangements to cross-reference electronic databases for children’s social care and adult mental health services – which is not currently possible.
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