Preventive family service coordination for parents with a mental illness in the Netherlands.

Topic: The Preventive Basic Care Management (PBCM) program is a Dutch service coordination program for parents with mental illnesses, which focuses on organizing tailored support from various services for parents and their children from a preventive perspective.

Purpose: The article discusses our efforts to make PBCM evidence-based, as well as the theoretical underpinnings, goals, the model of service coordination, and steps of the intervention. The main elements are systematic monitoring of parents' and children's vulnerabilities, strengths, and resources; strengthening parenting skills; facilitating access to a variety of services to address vulnerabilities; and overall planning and coordination of these preventive services.