When people talk about the relatives of mentally ill people, they usually think of parents, siblings and partners. Very often, however, mentally ill people also have children. This book will evaluate the number of children in Germany who have either one or two mentally ill parents, their living situation and, most importantly, the impact of the parents’ illness on the child’s development. A special focus will be on the concrete strategies that children use and are offered to cope with their specific living situation. Furthermore, the question of which coping mechanisms within the family support the resolution of the arising conflicts will be dealt with. For social work, the focus is on what can be inferred for the improvement of supporting systems. Within this framework, an interesting thematic field is also the instance of children who do not seem to be damaged through their parents’ mental illness, though they have high risk factors. Stressing this resilience is very important to the author, who makes an effort to point out the protection and support provided by social work.