TY - JOUR
T1 - Families with parental mental health problems
T2 - A systematic narrative review of family-focused practice
AU - Lagdon, Susan
AU - Grant, Anne
AU - Davidson, Gavin
AU - Devaney, John
AU - Donaghy, Mary
AU - Duffy, Joe
AU - Galway, Karen
AU - McCartan, Claire
PY - 2021/8/26
Y1 - 2021/8/26
N2 - The mental health problems of parents can negatively affect their whole family. The organisational and wider context may also influence the outcomes for all involved. The aims of this systematic review were: to develop a working definition of family-focused practice (FFP); identify the types of outcomes that are measured with a focus on service user experiences; and explore how well interventions in the included studies fit with previously established components of FFP. A comprehensive literature search of 16 databases was conducted for peer-reviewed, primary research studies related to FFP published between 1998 and 2016. In total, 3731 articles were identified and screened by four reviewers. Of those, 40 articles met all of the inclusion criteria. The review focused on family outcomes and, consistent with previous reviews, there was a reasonable degree of consistency about the core components of FFP. An additional component, identified by this review, which was part of some interventions, was work to improve access to and engagement with community supports and services. The review concludes that there is a need for: an agreed definition of FFP; clearer links to relevant theories; a more consistent approach to measuring outcomes, including economic perspectives; and an increased strategic promotion of whole family approaches.
AB - The mental health problems of parents can negatively affect their whole family. The organisational and wider context may also influence the outcomes for all involved. The aims of this systematic review were: to develop a working definition of family-focused practice (FFP); identify the types of outcomes that are measured with a focus on service user experiences; and explore how well interventions in the included studies fit with previously established components of FFP. A comprehensive literature search of 16 databases was conducted for peer-reviewed, primary research studies related to FFP published between 1998 and 2016. In total, 3731 articles were identified and screened by four reviewers. Of those, 40 articles met all of the inclusion criteria. The review focused on family outcomes and, consistent with previous reviews, there was a reasonable degree of consistency about the core components of FFP. An additional component, identified by this review, which was part of some interventions, was work to improve access to and engagement with community supports and services. The review concludes that there is a need for: an agreed definition of FFP; clearer links to relevant theories; a more consistent approach to measuring outcomes, including economic perspectives; and an increased strategic promotion of whole family approaches.
KW - parental mental health
KW - parental substance use
KW - safeguarding children
KW - family focused practice
UR - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10990852
U2 - http://doi.org/10.1002/car.2706
DO - http://doi.org/10.1002/car.2706
M3 - Article
JO - Child Abuse Review
JF - Child Abuse Review
SN - 0952-9136
ER -