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Child-onset mental health disorders can have a profound impact on the family, and particularly caregivers, particularly if they lack the needed support and information to manage their child’s treatment needs. The parent peer movement in children’s mental health directly responds to this gap in support of caregivers: Parent peers, who are caregivers of children with mental health difficulties who have experience navigating child serving systems, typically provide information about mental health and treatment, foster linkages to services, and offer emotional support to similarly situated caregivers. This chapter provides an overview of parent peer support, including the roles and qualifications of parent peers in the child mental health system, theoretical models that guide parent peer support programs, existing research, and concludes with the needed future directions. |
