title: Mental health consumer parents' recommendations for designing psychoeducation interventions for their minor children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This research explores consumer parents' recommendations for developing psychoeducation programs for their minor children.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were drawn from a purposive sample of 3 focus groups of parent consumers of a community mental health agency. The research question was: "What do consumer parents recommend for developing psychoeducation programs for their minor children?"
  
  
  RESULTS
  Parents recommended content foci of mental illness, recovery, heritability, stigma, and coping.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The next step is youth psychoeducation intervention development and evaluation. Parents, youth, and professionals should be included in the program planning.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, Michigan State University.
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Riebschleger
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University.
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Onaga
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Outreach and Engagement, Michigan State University.
authors.forename: Betty
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tableman
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Michigan State University.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bybee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000523:psychology*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000458:organization & administration*