10th of October 

Radisson SAS Scandinavia Hotel Oslo, Norway                              

13.00  Introduction 

13.15  The impact on small children having a parent with a mental illness 
          Dr. Sherryl Goodman, Emory University USA 

14.00  Effect on youngsters and adolescents with a mental ill parent, 
          - risk and resilience 
          Dr. William Beardslee, Children Hospital Boston USA 

14.45  Break 

15.15  Workshops 

Workshop 1: Research on interventions for children of mentally ill parents 
Overview of intervention research on children of mentally ill parents.          Discussion about why it is so difficult to study preventive interventions            for children of mentally ill parents. 
Karin van Doesum, Nijmegen University / RIAGG IJsselland, 
the Netherlands 


Workshop 2: Implementation of interventions and how to reach the 
unreachable 
Implementation of the effective family program in Finland                                Dr. Tytti Solantaus, Stakes, Finland. 

How to reach children and parents outside mental health care, an example of a community-based intervention in the Netherlands.
Martijn Bool Trimbos-institute Utrecht, the Netherlands. 

Discussion about implementation interventions and the techniques and infrastructure needed to reach children and families outside mental health services. 

17.00  Plenary session: A report from the workshops, challenges for the 
          future 

17.30  End of Preconference

18.00  Network Meeting

For more information: jansteneby@vfb.no
Voksne for Barn, Norway  
Prevention Research Centre, Nijmegen University the Netherlands