For use by families where a parent has a mental illness, their supporters, and services who work with them.
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This booklet is for people living with a mental health problem or mental illness, whose children are aged between two and seven 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 […]
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 […]
This booklet was developed with and for women with a mental health condition 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 […]
This teaching resource was developed in conjunction with MindMatters. It offers a package of ideas for middle school teachers using ‘Helicopter Man’ or ‘Lochie Leonard, Legend’ as class texts. Potential outcomes for students include increased understanding of mental illness and its affect on families, reduction in associated stigma and increased help-seeking behaviours.
Check how ‘family-friendly’ your inpatient or community mental health services are by comparing them with these COPMI checklists. They have been developed from information provided by parents with a mental illness, their partners, support people and children as well as service providers.
Check how ‘family-friendly’ your inpatient or community mental health services are by comparing them with the COPMI checklist. They have been developed from information provided by parents with a mental illness, their partners, support people and children as well as service providers.
Many parents who experience depression or anxiety worry about whether they should talk with their children about their illness and how much they should say. The Family Focus DVD helps parents to start this conversation with their children.
This two-page information sheet is one of a set of six sheets for fathers. It provides information about the importance of being physically well in order to manage the demands of mental illness.
This two-page information sheet is one of a set of six sheets for fathers. It provides information about the importance of emotional health.
This two-page information sheet provides information about understanding and managing your own mental illness.
This two-page information sheet is one of a set of six sheets for fathers. It provides information about being a dad when there’s mental illness in the family.
This two-page information sheet offers tips about communicating with babies about their parent’s mental illness.
This two-page information sheet provides tips regarding talking with toddlers about their parent’s mental illness.
This two-page information sheet provides tips on talking with primary school aged children about their parent’s mental illness.
This two-page information sheet provides tips on talking with teenagers about their parent’s mental illness.
For use by families where a parent has a mental illness, their supporters, and services who work with them.