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This study investigated the contribution of sociodemographic and clinical factors to psychological distress in parents or caregivers of children with a mental illness at a specialist tertiary hospital in Gauteng, South Africa. A structured sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire measuring psychological distress was self-administered to 150 participants. The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) was used to measure the severity of stress, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) was used to measure the severity of depression, and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) was used to measure the severity of anxiety. Significant predictors of mental health status include loss of home due to COVID-19 (odds ratio [\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">OR<\/jats:italic>\n                    : 46.61], 95% confidence interval [CI: 5.81, 1,089.92]), history of psychiatric treatment (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">OR<\/jats:italic>\n                    : 11.98, [3.16, 57.22]), perceived decline in quality of life (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">OR<\/jats:italic>\n                    : 11.88, [1.20, 185.28]), female sex (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">OR<\/jats:italic>\n                    : 3.83, [1.00, 17.7]), and difficulty spending time with extended family (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">OR<\/jats:italic>\n                    : 3.09, [1.10, 9.29]). The mental health status of caregivers of children with mental illness during the COVID-19 pandemic was likely influenced by the loss of a home due to COVID-19, a history of psychiatric treatment, a perceived decline in quality of life, the female gender, and difficulty spending time with extended family. 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