The Clinician-Based Cognitive Psychoeducational Intervention is intended for families with parents with significant mood disorder. Based on public health models, the intervention is designed to provide information about mood disorders to parents, equip parents with skills they need to communicate this information to their children, and open dialogue in families about the effects of parental depression. The intervention consists of 6-11 sessions that include separate meetings with parents and children, family meetings, and telephone contacts or refresher meetings at 6- to 9-month intervals. Sessions are conducted by trained psychologists, social workers, and nurses. The core elements of the intervention are (1) an assessment of all family members, (2) teaching information about affective disorders and risks and resilience in children, (3) linking information to the family’s life experience, (4) decreasing feelings of guilt and blame in children, and (5) helping children to develop relationships within and outside the family to facilitate their independent functioning in school and in activities outside the home. In family meetings, parents talk about their own sessions, their treatment, and how they are working to build resilience and protect their children.