Children of Mentally Ill Parents-Network - CHIMPS-NET

In order to identify psychological stress in children and adolescents of mentally ill parents as early as possible, four special intervention programs (CHIMPS-therapy, CHIMPS-Prevention-single, CHIMPS-MFT-group, iCHIMPS) have been developed. These four intervention programs are based on the initial medical situation, indication and need of the families. Thereby, an individually tailored counseling service will be provided. With this current project, the four counseling approaches will be tested at 19 study sites in 12 federal states in Germany. Moreover, the interventions long-term efficacy will be evaluated.

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Familiy with at least one psychiatrically ill parent (all F-diagnoses in ICD-10) and at least one child between the age of 3 and 18 years. 2. Consent to participate in the study. 3. Sufficient knowledge of the German language of parents and children. 4. Consent to data processing of the insurance companies, if insured with one of the participating insurance companies. 5. Consent to participation in special care (in case of interventions). Exclusion Criteria: Severe psychiatric disorders and impairments of parents or children with acute symptoms such as suicidal tendencies, severe depression, addictions, acute psychotic symptoms etc., which will not be sufficiently supplied by these new lowfrequency interventions.