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Resource items for use with and by families where a parent has a mental illness can be downloaded by clicking on the links below. Please allow a few minutes for the documents to download.
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Materials are in PDF format. Click to view or right click and select "Save Target As.." to download to file.
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Document
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PDF 268kb

Principles and Actions for Services and People Working with Children of Parents with a Mental Illness
This key document provides guidance for both organisations and individuals across a wide range of jurisdictions. It is the culmination of an extensive review of the literature and of consultations with parents who have a mental illness, their carers and children, service providers and experts.

Booklets
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PDF 592kb

The Best For Me and My Baby
This booklet was developed with and for women with a mental health problem or mental illness - and their partners - who are thinking about having a baby, are new parents or are about to have a baby. It encourages health professionals and parents to work together to manage mental health during pregnancy and early parenthood and provides tips for parents and for supporting family and friends.

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PDF 790kb

Family Talk
Developed in partnership with families and young people, this booklet contains tips and information for parents with mental health problems, their children, other family members and support people. Topics include answering questions, discussing things as a family and planning for times when the parent may be unwell. Also included are 'press out' cards for children and young people to use to record their important phone numbers.

Care Plan
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PDF 340kb

Baby Care Plan
This plan was developed as part of the Children Of Parents with a Mental Illness (COPMI) initiative led by AICAFMHA for the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing. It is based on a children's plan concept developed by COMIC (Children of Mentally Ill Consumers) and the support of the many people who assisted in its development and review is gratefully acknowledged.

Family Talk Booklet Sections
Page 1 Information for parents and partners
Pages 2-3 Tips from people with mental illness who have raised children
Pages 4-5 Information for children and young people
Tips for you from other children and young people
Pages 5-6 Tips for the extended family and other who care
Discussing things as a family
Pages 8-9 Answering questions from children and young people
Saving Francesca: Ideas for Secondary School Teachers
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82kb

Saving Francesca: Ideas for Secondary School Teachers
This set of information was developed as part of the COPMI Projects commitment to supporting teachers in developing student awareness of mental illness, reducing stigma, and increasing 'help seeking' behaviour.

COPMI Website: promotional posters
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These promotional posters can be downloaded and used as a reminder on office notice boards, handed out to interested individuals, or posted in appropriate health environments.
There is one poster for general mental health services (148kb PDF)
and another for child/adolescent mental health services (132kb PDF).

COPMI Website: Tips section promotional flyers
TIPS
208kb PDF

These promotional flyers may be downloaded and handed out at training sessions, information venues, used in waiting rooms, passed on between friends etc etc. The more Tips on the site, the more useful it is to others!

Hard copy of the document and booklets is available by ordering here.

 

COPMI Project Information

Updated Project information can be accessed by following the links below.

COPMI - Information Brochure

227kb

General information brochure on the

COPMI Project

 

COPMI Information broadsheet Feb2008

811kb

A periodical information news sheet outlining progress of the COPMI Project

 

Other Information

Other downloadable information can be accessed by following the links below.

The COPMI initiative and its parent body AICAFMHA seeks to be informed through a diverse group of consumers, carers and young people that will be able to advise and inform the COPMI team on a range of issues as needed.
Follow these links to access information and details about how you can be involved.

 

 

Children of Parents with a Mental Illness National Resource Centre
Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association Ltd
ABN 87 093 479 022

Last Modified: 21-07-2008 15:06:54
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