Marais, Janene ElizabethWegner, LisaMthembu, Thuli2022-09-212022-09-212022Marais, J. E. et al. (2022). Support programmes for parents of children with intellectual disabilities: A scoping review protocol. . BMJ Open, 12, e049965. 10.1136/ bmjopen-2021-0499652044-605510.1136/ bmjopen-2021-049965http://hdl.handle.net/10566/7936Evidence shows that parents of children with intellectual disabilities experience high levels of stress, emotional challenges and higher levels of depression. Despite these challenges, support for parents has tended to be peripheral in healthcare services of children. There is a lack of research attention given to support programmes for parents of children with intellectual disabilities despite the importance of parenting for the optimal development of children with intellectual disabilities.enDisabilityFamily studiesMental healthMental disordersStatistics studiesArticle