SAFIR Family Talk - Investigating the Effect of The Family Talk Intervention

The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effect of the Family Talk Preventive Intervention compared to service as usual for families where a parent has mental illness. Participants are the parent with a mental illness receiving treatment from a secondary mental health service within the last two years from inclusion, their youngest child aged 7-17 years and the other parent of this child. The main questions it aims to answer are:Is Family Talk superior to service as usual regarding improving?The child's level of functioningThe parent's sense of competenceFamily functioning Participants will undergo interviews and fill out questionnaires. Half will be randomized to Family Talk and receive a manualized, family-based intervention of approximately 8 conversations with a trained, Family Talk interventionist. The other half will be randomized to service as usual which is normally two conversations with a professional in the mental health sector. The researchers will compare the two groups on child's level of functioning, parental sense of competence and family functioning.

Inclusion Criteria:At least one parent must have been in contact with the secondary health care system due to a mental health condition within the last two years before inclusion.The parent should have at least one child aged 7-17 years at the time of inclusion.The other parent of this child may or may not have a mental health condition.Exclusion Criteria:- Not speaking Danish or English.