{"title":"Legislative policy to support children of parents with a mental illness: revolution or evolution?","authors":"Phillip Tchernegovski, D. Maybery, A. Reupert","doi":"10.1080/14623730.2016.1270847","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In 2014, a Mental Health Act was introduced in Victoria, Australia which mandated clinicians to recognize and support consumers’ children. Interviews were conducted with 11 clinical adult mental health professionals about their views and experiences of the introduction of the Act and its impact on their practices. Interviews revealed that sections of the Act relating to consumers’ children were not promoted within organizations and did not result in revolutionary practice change. Instead, practice development staff within organizations were viewed as the main drivers of practices to support consumers’ children. Suggestions are made for enhancing the impact of legislation to promote practice change.","PeriodicalId":45767,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mental Health Promotion","volume":"19 1","pages":"1 - 13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0000,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/14623730.2016.1270847","citationCount":"13","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Mental Health Promotion","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14623730.2016.1270847","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"PSYCHIATRY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Abstract In 2014, a Mental Health Act was introduced in Victoria, Australia which mandated clinicians to recognize and support consumers’ children. Interviews were conducted with 11 clinical adult mental health professionals about their views and experiences of the introduction of the Act and its impact on their practices. Interviews revealed that sections of the Act relating to consumers’ children were not promoted within organizations and did not result in revolutionary practice change. Instead, practice development staff within organizations were viewed as the main drivers of practices to support consumers’ children. Suggestions are made for enhancing the impact of legislation to promote practice change.
期刊介绍:
This title has ceased (2018). The first journal of its kind in the field, IJMHP publishes materials of distinction, making it essential reading for those with a professional or personal interest in mental health promotion. IJMHP co-ordinates the dissemination of new research outcomes to all those involved in policy making and the implementation of mental health promotion and mental disorder prevention policies. This makes it indispensable to clinical/medical staff, health services researchers, managers, health promoters, educationalists, sociologists, health economists and practitioners from all branches of health and social care, publishing materials by and for all these communities. IJMHP is an official publication of the Clifford Beers Foundation, who work to promote mental health and prevent mental disorders through dissemination of knowledge, training partnerships and consultation. The journal is peer reviewed by an expert international board and acts as a comprehensive information resource designed to increase awareness, foster understanding and promote collaboration between the different disciplines engaged in this diverse activity of study.