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| Document |
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 |
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. |
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 |
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 |
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! |
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