Resources for Child Protection/Justice Workers
Book/s
Addressing Family Needs When A Parent Is Mentally Ill. Falkov, A. 2002
Chapter in: "Approaches to Needs Assessment in Children's Services"
Available via: Bookstore/Retail
H. Ward and W. Rose. London, Jessica Kingsley Publishers: 235-260.
Child protection & adult mental health. Conflict of Interest? Weir A, Douglas A. 1999
Book
Available via: Not Publicly Available
London: Butterworth Heinemann.
Child Protection and Mental Health Services: Interprofessional responses to the needs of mothers Stanley, N., Penhale, B. et al 2003
This book examines interprofessional work with families where mothers have mental health problems and there are also child protection issues. (UK)
Available via: Bookstore/Retail
Web:http://www.copmi.net.au/common/book_reviews.html
Child Protection and parental mental illness, The Victorian Child Protection Service. Ross, R. 1999
Chapter in: Children of Parents With Mental Illness. V. Cowling. : 87-108.
Available via: Bookstore/Retail
Melbourne, Australian Council for Educational research
Web:http://www.acer.edu.au/
Children of Parents with Mental Illness Vicki Cowling 1999
Children of Parents with Mental Illness is a groundbreaking study into the frequently overlooked impact on children whose parents have a mental illness.
By balancing theory with first-hand experiences from parents and adult children, it examines the nature of a wide range of psychological disorders.Through case studies, it analyses a parent's ability to still function in the role of caregiver, and the impact their illness can have on their children.
Children of Parents with Mental Illness describes a possible model of inter-agency support and provides information that was initiated in the southern metropolitan region of Melbourne.
Available via: Email
ACER Press
347 Camberwell Rd Camberwell 3124 (03) 9835 7447
Email: sales@acer.edu.au
Web:http://www.acer.edu.au
Out of the Shadows: Daughters growing up with a 'mad' mother Catherine Camden Pratt 2006
This Australian book brings together eleven women, including the author, who tell their stories of living with a mentally ill mother.
Available via: Bookstore/Retail
Web:http://www.copmi.net.au/common/book_reviews.html
Review available from: COPMI site
Parenting Well When You're Depressed. Nicholson, J., A. Henry, et al. 2001
Book
Available via: Bookstore/Retail
Oakland CA, New Harbinger Publications.
Piecing The Puzzle Together: Raising young people when mental illness is part of your life COPMI 2009
This booklet is for people living with a mental health problem or mental illness, whose children are aged between 2 and 7 years. It?s also for partners, family and friends.
It contains helpful ideas about being the best parent you can when you?re not as well as you?d like to be and ways to support your child?s development during their special early years.
Produced in consultation with consumers, carers, workers, academics and policy makers.
Available via: Web
Web:http://www.copmi.net.au/
Studies in the Assessment of Parenting Eds: Peter Reder, Sylvia Duncan and Clare Lucey 2003
Brings together ackowledged experts who explore the complexities in parenting assessments and engaging parents in ongoing therapy and development. Key themes in this comprehensive guide include a practical approach and considering the child's perpective whilst assessing parents.
Available via: Bookstore/Retail
What you always wanted to know about mental health legislation but were too afraid to ask! A Victorian perspective. O'Hanlon, B. and A. Obradovic 1999
Chapter in: Children of Parents With Mental Illness. V. Cowling. 79-86.
Available via: Bookstore/Retail
Melbourne, The Australian Council for Educational Research Ltd.:
Web:http://www.acer.edu.au/
Working Together to Support Disabled Parents Jenny Morris and Michele Wates: Social Care Institute for Excellence, UK 2007
This resource guide explains how adults and children's services, along with other agencies, can develop local joint-working protocols to support families in which parents have additional needs related to physical and/or sensory impairments, learning disabilities, mental health, drug and alcohol-related problems or serious illnesses. It outlines the steps services must take to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate a local joint-working protocol and includes principles of good practice, policy and legislative framework and examples of case studies.
Available via: Web
Social Care Institiute for Excellence (UK)
Web:http://www.scie.org.uk/
Website/Online
A Resource Guide on Parenting for People with Disability in NSW 2007
This website includes Quick Find Service List, Pathways to Parenthood in book, CD and braille formats, as well as Resource Guides on Planning for Pregnancy, equipment and adapted aides for pregnancy, support and information for early years (8-10 years), advocacy services, etc.
Available via: Web
NSW Network of Women with Disability and the Pathways to Parenthood Project Team
40 Albion Street, NSW, Australia Harris Park 2150 1800 629 072
Email: women@mdaa.org.au
Web:http://www.femability.org.au/parenting_with_disability.htm
Evaluation of the Mental Health Liaison Project 2007
A report evaluating the Mental Health Liaison Project, where an experienced mental health nurse works within the intake and assessment team of a state child protection service district office. The mental health nurse assists with the assessment of parents and mobilisation of services according to a family's level of need. The report highlights what worked well and the benefits it offered to clients. The report also gives recommendations about how the project could be developed in the future to offer effective support to parents with a mental illness.
Available via: Web
Australian Centre for Child Protection, University of South Australia
Web:http://www.unisa.edu.au/childprotection/publications.asp
Multicultural Mental Health Australia Website
A national leader in mental health and suicide prevention for Australians from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities the MMHA's objective is to provide consumers, carers and mental health professionals with the latest information on resources, services, research, conferences and events relating to multicultural mental health.
Available via: Web
Web:http://www.mmha.org.au/
UK Parental Mental Health and Child Welfare Network Website 2007
The Network is for social care and health workers who work with parents with a mental health problem or their children. It has been set up to promote joint working between adult mental health and children's services.
The website includes information about the Network, links to key resources in adult mental health and children's services, and information about Network and related events.
Available via: Web
Web:http://www.pmhcwn.org.uk/index.asp
Helpline/s
SANE HELPLINE
Established in 1998, the SANE Helpline provides information about symptoms, treatments, medications, where to go for support and help for carers.
Available via: Phone
1800 18 SANE (7263)
Web:http://www.sane.org
Package/Kits
Crossing bridges: Training resources for working with mentally ill parents and their children. 1998
Reader for managers, practitioners and trainers.
Available via: Web
Brighton, East Sussex, Pavillion Publishing for Department of Health, U.K.
Web:http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/home/index.asp
Dual Diagnosis Support Kit 2006
The Dual Diagnosis Support Kit includes information for workers, foster carers, and parents with dual diagnosis - as well as two storybooks for children aged 5 -7 years and 8 -12 years, plus a handy wallet-sized information card for adolescents.
The kit is downloadable from the DoCS website and available through the website free of charge.
Available via: Web
(02) 9716 2356
Web:http://www.nscchealth.nsw.gov.au/carersupport/fami/ddkit/default.shtml
Family to Family 2009
Ruah Community Services and COMIC WA have launched a series of booklets called 'Family to Family - telling it like it is'. This series of booklets was produced by a group of consumers and carers reflecting on their experiences of managing family life and raising children whilst managing the affects of mental illness, in collaboration with Ruah Community Services.
There are five booklets in the series:
- Our stories
- Children and parenting
- Families and recovery
- Going to hospital
- Working things out as a family
The booklets can be found on the Ruah website in the 'Latest news' link.
To enquire about ordering the booklets email perspectives@ruah.com.au with ?booklets? in the subject line.
Available via: Web
Ruah Community Services and COMIC WA
Web:http://www.ruah.com.au
Keeping the Family In Mind Resource Pack 2003
Research report
Video "telling It Like It Is'
Evaluation of the Family Room
Young Carers Mental health Resource Pack
10 messages from Young Carers
Available via: Email
Barnado's Action with Young Carers
24 Colquitt St Liverpool (UK) L1 4DE
Email: louise.wardale@barnados.org.uk
Parenting, Children and Mental Health Resource Kit
A spiral bound resource booklet of reproducible fact sheets. Designed to support workers and families around issues to do with parenting and mental illness.
Available via: Email
Ruth Phelan, Central Coast Health
c/- Bindaree, PO Box 361 Gosford, NSW 2250 Gosford, NSW 2250 (02) 4372 7275
Email: rphelan@nsccahs.health.nsw.gov.au
Web:http://www.copmi.net.au/jsp/resources/files/parenting_kit_index.html
Supporting Our Family 2000
This Kit contains a letter to the parent from the Adult Children, a 'Care Plan', a sample letter to the school, a checklist, a list of resources, information for mental health care workers, important telephone numbers and a feedback sheet.
Available via: Web
COMIC (Children Of Mentally Ill Consumers)
Email: comic.admin@bigpond.com
Web:http://www.howstat.com/comic
The Developing World of the Child: Resource pack 2007
Multiple-media pack bringing new perspectives on child development, looking at children in their varied and diverse contexts. It builds vital bridges between the need to understand children's development and the ways practitioners carry out their tasks when working with children and families.
Available via: Web
NSPCC Publications
Weston House, 42 Curtain Rd. London EC2A 3NH
Web:http://www.nspcc.org.uk/inform
Factsheet/Pamphlets
Parents with Mental Illness - Fact sheets (set of 5) 2006
A set of factsheets to help support parents with a mental illness, and their children.
Available via: Web
Web:http://www.mentalhealth.org.nz/resources/HCN1468_KitesSFactSheetsFIN.pdf
SANE - Guides
Complete set of SANE guides, easy-to-read booklets on mental illness and related issues written in everyday language. Includes 16 booklets on bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, consumers, families, children & young people, medication and other treatments, healthy living, staying alive, drugs, reducing stigma, mental illness in the workplace, getting back to work and quitting smoking. Designed specifically for people with mental illness and their families.
Available via: Web
SANE Australia
Web:http://www.sane.org
CD/DVD/Videos
I Love You Like Crazy - Being a Parent with a Mental Illness
Eight mothers and fathers who have mental illness discuss the challenges they face as parents. No one knows how many parents must cope with mental illness while raising children, but it is a far larger number than is generally realised. (As seen at the 1999 White House Conference on Mental Health).
This tape is an introduction to some of the problems these parents are dealing with as they strive to be effective, supportive and loving mothers and fathers.
Available via: Web
The Mental Illness Education Project
Web:http://www.miepvideos.org/
It's only 1/100th me' Stories of 6 People Challenging Stigma and Discrimination Surrounding Mental Illness. 2007
This project is the start of a campaign to challenge stigma and discrimination towards people experiencing mental illness. In the first stage we have produced a DVD of people's stories.
The DVD presents personal experiences of stigma, discrimination and their impacts. The DVD also describes experiences of inclusion and the importance of being accepted and valued.
Go to www.nswcag.org.au and click on PROJECTS and 'Challenging
Stigma and Discrimination'.
Copies of the DVD can also be purchased for
$5. Contact us at NSW CAG on 9332 0200 or ycotton@nswcag.org.au.
Available via: Web
NSW CAG - New South Wales Consumer Advisory Group
02 9332 0200
Email: ycotton@nswcag.org.au.
Web:http://www.mentalhealth.asn.au/members/nswcag/index.htm
Matthew Heath 2006
A short Australian documentary film. In his own words Matthew tells of the challenges his family has faced in coming to terms with his father's mental illness.
Available via: Web
02 93254444
Web:http://www.hopeawards.com.au
Telling It Like It Is 2003
Assists professionals to understand the issues young carers face as children and young people growing up in a family where a parent has mental health problems.
Available via: Email
Barnados Action with Young Carers
24 Colquitt St Liverpool (UK) L1 4DE 0151 708 7322
Email: louise.wardale@barnados.org.uk
Care Plans
7 Steps to Safety kit
7 Steps to Safety - a kit for parents and carers of children of all ages. It can help give children the skills and confidence they need to feel and be safe at home. Each step can be adapted to suit the needs of individual children, families and cultures.
Available via: Web
NT Families and Children, Department of Health and Families
Web:http://www.families.nt.gov.au/asp/index.asp
Baby Care Plan 2004
Care plan for parents to complete providing instructions for the care of an infant while the parent/s is unavailable.
Available via: Web
AICAFMHA
Web:http://www.copmi.net.au/common/download.html
Care Plan 2000
'CarePlan' for a child to fill out with the help from a parent when well and mental health care professional if necessary.
The aim is to have a 'Care Plan' in place should the parent become unwell and need hospitalisation. Children are often concerned who they will stay with and the most frequent question asked is 'Who will give me my pocket money?' Can be downloaded from COMIC website and is part of the 'Supporting Our Family Kit'
Available via: Web
Email: comic.admin@bigpond.com
Web:http://www.howstat.com/comic
Family Support Plan 2006
The Family Safety Plan is aimed at minimising the disruption that occurs when a parent is hospitalised. It can be used when the parent or caregiver is well and the information can be shared with those providing support. It specifies emergency care options, custodial restrictions, medical requirements/medications etc, school/daycare contacts, children?s routines and needs etc.
Available via: Email
The Koping Program (Child & Youth Mental Health Service)
31-33 Robinson Road Nundah , 4012 (07) 3266 3100
Email: koping@health.qld.gov.au
W.A. Child Care Plan
A Western Australian version of the COMIC package is available from the WA Office of Mental Health website.
Available via: Web
WA Office of Mental Health
Web:http://www.mental.health.wa.gov.au/one/aboutus_resources.asp
Other Literature
Child Maltreatment and Mental Disorder; Discussion Paper No. 3, Tomison, A. M. 1996
Discussion paper
Available via: Web
National Child Protection Clearinghouse, Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Web:http://www.aifs.gov.au/nch/
Children's Needs - Parenting Capacity: The impact of parental mental illness, problem alcohol and drug use, and domestic violence on children's development. Cleaver H, Unell I, Aldgate J. 1999
Report
Available via: Not Publicly Available
London: The Stationery Office, 1999.
Fatal Assault of Children and Young People. Lawrence R, Fattore T, Joung W. 2002
Article
Available via: Web
Sydney: New South Wales Commission for Children and Young People.
Web:http://www.kids.nsw.gov.au/kids/resources/publications.cfm?itemID=7B916657CAAA4D015BC07E35E3A03235
High Risk Infants Service Quality Improvement Initiatives - Evaluation Report. Campbell, L., A. C. Jackson, et al. 2000
Evaluation report.
Available via: In-house Publication
Melbourne, Victorian Department of Human Services.
Mental Health and Changing Families Robinson, E. 2003
Conference presentation.
Available via: Web
Australian Institiute of Family Studies Conference Proceedings, Melbourne 2003
Web:http://www.aifs.gov.au/institute/afrc8/papers.html
Parental substance misuse and children's entry into Alternative Care in South Australia, 2006 (Research Bulletin) Department for Families and Communities, Business Affairs Research Unit: Jeffreys, H., Hirte, C., Rogers, C. & Wilson, R. 2008
This study has focused on the extent to which problematic alcohol and substance use are factors influencing children's entry into care. It has also collected a range of data relating to family circumstances and problems; the impact on children and the services provided in response and outcomes. Findings have implications for both the child protection and drug and alcohol fields, in relation to policy, strategy and service delivery.
Available via: Web
Department for Families and Communities, Business Affairs Research Unit
Web:http://www.dfc.sa.gov.au/pub/tabid/223/itemid/1406/Substance-misuse-and-child-protection-seminar.aspx
SCIE Research Briefing 29: Black and minority ethnic parents with mental health problems and their children Social Care Institute for Excellence 2008
Explores the issue of UK black and minority ethnic (BME) parents with mental health problems. Main findings are that BME parents with mental health problems are more likely to experience poverty, discrimination and difficulties in accessing effective and appropriate mental health services, are more commonly reluctant to access mental health services and are more poorly serviced by mental health services.
Available via: Web
Social Care Institute for Excellence
Web:http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/briefings/briefing29/
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