young people in the UK live with or care for a parent with a mental illness
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#BeingSeenAndHeard campaign launch
Today, Our Time launches its ‘Being Seen and Heard’ campaign and petition, calling for recognition and support for the 3.4 million children and young people affected by parental mental illness.
David Dimbleby joins Our Time as a patron
We are delighted to welcome broadcaster and journalist, David Dimbleby, as a patron to Our Time. You can read more about him on our Patrons page. Welcome David!
Irene’s Ghost – a film about postpartum psychosis
Inspired by the birth of his own daughter, director Iain Cunningham sets out to discover the truth about what happened to his mother Irene, who passed away when he was just three, and who has remained a mystery to him all these years. Piecing together fragments of the past to makes sense of the present,Having a parent with a mental illness does not mean you are destined to have a mental illness yourself
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