The aim of the preliminary analysis is to analyse the state of the art of practices on the ground, as well as perceptions and needs of the target (both direct and indirect, i.e. staff on one side, children and relatives of mentally ill patients, mentally ill parents themselves on the other) within the community, at grass roots level, so as to guarantee s strong impact of the training, main  project output, to be developed in the next workstreams, on local communities, based on real needs and situations as surveyed on the ground. This will be done by the following methods:



• Case study analysis

• Quanatitive survey

• Focus groups

 

APS, who is leading on this phase of the project have produced a "Quantitive and Qualitative study Protocol" qhich can view by downloading it here.

 

SYNERIA have conducted a good practice analysi in Finland, Norway and the UK. Below you find links to the main rapport and the individual analysises.

 

• Main rapport

• Finland: Effective family programme

• Italy: SEMOLA

• Norway: Children as next of kin

• Norway: Promotion of positive mental health, well-being and prevention of mental illness for children

• Norway: BAAP Network

• UK: Community based multi-family groups for parents with mental illness

• UK:Service for children affected by parental substance misuse

• UK: Fife Young Carers

• UK: Meriden family program

• UK: Kidstime