Families and the Mental Health System for Children and Adolescents

This volume describes a myriad of policy research and practice issues related to families of children with serious emotional disorders. It centres on families'' direct and indirect roles in children''s mental health services - for example families can determine if and when the child enters treatment and they can provide the context within which all therapeutic gains are played out.The contributors discuss: family-centred service delivery characteristics and strategies; society''s role in strengthening the family and preventing emotional disorders in children and young people; supports for and barriers to parent-professional partnerships; the complexities of assessing family functioning; and culturally sensitive service del