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The impact on children.

While parents with a Children of parents with a

me ntal illness can be very mental illness are 3 times

capable there can be some more likely to develop a

very negative effects on mental illness themselves,

children whose parents do often the same one as their

not manage their illness parent. However this is not

well. Many parents do not all down to genetics.

realize or underestimate Research has shown that

the impact their illness is environmental factors such

having on their children as parenting style play a

thinking that they are too large role developing

young to understand. children’s mental wellbeing.

So parents who manage

their mental illness are

reducing the risks of their

children developing a

mental illness.

Did you know?

Early interventions have

been shown to reduce the

likelihood of a child

developing the same

mental illness as their

parent by 40%.