{"title":"Beyond risk: Rethinking harm for children of parents living with mental health and addiction challenges.","authors":"Snita Ahir-Knight","doi":"10.1177/10398562261431181","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>ObjectiveI propose a rethinking of harm experienced by children of parents living with mental health and addiction challenges.ConclusionDrawing on expertise by experience and interdisciplinary practice, I offer a conceptual framework that points out that harm cannot be understood through a singular, risk-focused lens, but requires attention to the intersecting family dynamics, social attitudes, and systemic conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":8630,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":"332-335"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7000,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13400815/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Australasian Psychiatry","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10398562261431181","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2026/3/6 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"PSYCHIATRY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
ObjectiveI propose a rethinking of harm experienced by children of parents living with mental health and addiction challenges.ConclusionDrawing on expertise by experience and interdisciplinary practice, I offer a conceptual framework that points out that harm cannot be understood through a singular, risk-focused lens, but requires attention to the intersecting family dynamics, social attitudes, and systemic conditions.
期刊介绍:
Australasian Psychiatry is the bi-monthly journal of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) that aims to promote the art of psychiatry and its maintenance of excellence in practice. The journal is peer-reviewed and accepts submissions, presented as original research; reviews; descriptions of innovative services; comments on policy, history, politics, economics, training, ethics and the Arts as they relate to mental health and mental health services; statements of opinion and letters. Book reviews are commissioned by the editor. A section of the journal provides information on RANZCP business and related matters.