Curing their members, awareness on illness, symptoms and treatment, and prognosis, financial support, guidance and support to find a job for people with MHPs, equal treatment, visiting home and giving some treatment, support in decision making related to future care of their family members with MHPs, awareness on reducing conflicts, support to solve their property issues are more prominent. Their expectations are more related with their burden, distress, and problems created the MHPs. Less attention has been given to family expectations in the care of people with MHPs in Sri Lanka. Identification of their expectations supports to develop family support programmes and they support to develop future care of people with MHPs. This study provides precious insights to mental health professionals and policy makers regarding care of people with mental health problems and their family members in Sri Lanka.