Summary of Week 1

Reflection

In Week 1, we have covered the following aspects:

The work that Our Time does to support children and young people living with a parent with mental illness
Heard from a young person living with a parent with mental illness and the impact it has had on them
The facts and figures of children and young people living with a parent with mental illness
The relationship between children/young people and their parent in relation to attachment issues and psychological separation
The barriers children and young people face and the importance of communication
The different sources of mental illness which include the biological, social and psychological aspects