The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effect of the Family Talk Preventive Intervention compared to service as usual for families where a parent has mental illness. Participants are the parent with a mental illness receiving treatment from a secondary mental health service within the last two years from inclusion, their youngest child aged 7-17 years and the other parent of this child. The main questions it aims to answer are: Is Family Talk superior to service as usual regarding improving? * The child's level of functioning * The parent's sense of competence * Family functioning Participants will undergo interviews and fill out questionnaires. Half will be randomized to Family Talk and receive a manualized, family-based intervention of approximately 8 conversations with a trained, Family Talk interventionist. The other half will be randomized to service as usual which is normally two conversations with a professional in the mental health sector. The researchers will compare the two groups on child's level of functioning, parental sense of competence and family functioning.
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Change in Children's Global Assessment Scale (CGAS)
Timeframe: Assessment at baseline, 4 months and 12 months after baseline.
Change in Family Assessment Device (FAD) (Parent-rated)
Timeframe: Assessment at baseline, 4 months and 12 months after baseline.
Change in Parenting Sense of Competency (PSOC)
Timeframe: Assessment at baseline, 4 months and 12 months after baseline.