title: Every family has a north star: family healing and recovery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This contribution describes a personal recovery journey and the creation of an organization focused on rebuilding relationships between members of families living with a parent(s) with psychiatric disabilities.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Adults living with serious mental illnesses have the same hopes and dreams of being successful and resourceful parents to their children and contributing family members as other parents. Specific suggestions highlight ways in which mental health and psychiatric rehabilitation practitioners can support and promote recovery for families.
  
  
  METHODS
  Personal data and resource information available on the Child and Family Connections website located at http://www.childfamilyconnections.org.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Practical guidelines are offered to engage and work with parents living with mental illnesses. Improving our understanding and capacity to better meet the needs of parents with psychiatric disabilities will more likely enhance their roles as parents.
authors.affiliation: Child and Family Connections, Inc.
authors.forename: Evan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002648:Child; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005219:Father-Child Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male