Barn till psykiskt störda föräldrar: en studie med deltagare från Samverkansprojektet i Malmö

Our main purpose was to enlighten the importance for the "samverkans-" project for the children of parents with a psychological disorder. The purpose of our empirical study was to examine if this project supports and give benefit to the children, a threatened group. Our questions were: How does the reality appear for a child of parents with a psychological disorder from a professional point of view? How do the professionals within social services, child psychiatry and adult psychiatry acknowledge children of parents with a psychological disorder. What do the participators in the "samverkans-" project do for the children's account? What has the project meant for the children? We made quality interviews with eleven participators coming from different professions within the "samverkans-" project. The result we arrived at was that professionals acknowledge and see children of parents with a psychological disorder to a greater extent since the project began. The "samverkans-" project has contributed to an increased awareness about the children's situation; thereby the professionals have been able to offer the right support efforts. Cooperation over the different areas limits has strengthened the responsibility for the children among the professionals