title: Working with and for parents to create a Family Focus DVD.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Consumer and carer participation can improve the quality of health care. Active collaboration with family members is critical when developing and evaluating resources designed to meet their needs. The Australian Children of Parents with a Mental Illness National Initiative developed a DVD resource, Family Focus, to promote family communication about parental mental illness.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This column describes how families were involved in all stages of the DVD development and post production pilot evaluation.
  
  
  METHODS
  This description draws from published material, family involvement, and interagency collaboration.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The parent-led development of the DVD provides a resource that is congruent with the unique needs and circumstances of individual families. The collaborative approach yields a DVD resource that is authentic, engaging, hopeful and helpful and 1 that empowers parents and strengthens families in their recovery.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Education.
authors.forename: Natasha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Marston
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Education.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reupert
authors.affiliation: Department of Rural and Indigenous Health, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University.
authors.forename: Darryl
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Maybery
authors.affiliation: Children of Parents with a Mental Illness National Initiative.
authors.forename: Bradley
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Morgan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D001315:Australia; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D010358:Patient Participation