Engaging parents and caregivers in child and adolescent mental health services
Summary
Throughout the child and adolescent mental health sector there is an increasing emphasis on delivering child-centred services. But that doesn’t mean that the child is the only person who should be involved in service delivery. Young people spend more of their lives with their family than they do in sessions with practitioners. As such, including parents in supports minimises the difference between what is being worked on in sessions and what happens at home.
This poster covers:
- What parental engagement is
- Why it is important
- What influences parental engagement
- Tools that practitioners have to promote engagement.
Reference
Helprin, H., MacDonald, J. B., Dobud, W., & Muir, S. (2026). Engaging parents and caregivers in child and adolescent mental health services. Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conference, 16-18 March. Gold Coast, Australia. (Poster)
- Presented: Mar, 2026
- Location: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conference, 16-18 March. Gold Coast, Australia.