Relatives of people with mental illnesses provide support to those affected and have a stabilizing and preventive effect. This guide helps professionals view and involve relatives as partners in the recovery process. It supports through:

• Systematization of the tasks involved in conversations with relatives
• Structuring assistance through guiding questions
• Compilation of the specific challenges associated with the most common mental illnesses concerning relatives
• Consolidated information for relatives, also available for download

This way, involving the family becomes successful; the treatment of individuals with mental illnesses gains a new quality.