is a supportive and practical guide for parents looking after a child with a mental illness. Suzanne Alderson understands the agonizing struggle of bringing a child back from the brink of suicide, having spent three years supporting her own daughter through recovery. Her method of ‘partnering, not parenting’ has now helped thousands of other parents through her charity, Parenting Mental Health. Combining Suzanne's honest personal experience with expert input from psychologists, this book provides parents with the methods and knowledge they need to support, shield, and strengthen their child as they progress towards recovery. Chapters include a background to the mental health epidemic, why a new method of parenting is crucial, how to change your thinking about mental health, and practical advice on solutions to daily problems including accepting the new normal, dealing with others, and looking after yourself as well as your child.