American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) The American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies on the North American continent (as well as some naval conflict). The war was the culmination of the political American Revolution, whereby the colonists overthrew British rule.
The fact that a parent has mental illness alone is not sufficient to cause problems for the child and family. Rather, it is how the mental health condition affects the parent's behavior as well as familial relationships that may cause risk to a child.
This is one in a series of factsheets for parents, teachers and young people entitled Mental Health and Growing Up. This factsheet looks at the effect that divorce or separation of parents might have on children and young people, and offers practical advice on how to ease this.