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eLearning courses

• ‘Child Aware practice’ – Covers a range of activities designed to ensure that children of parents with mental illness get appropriate support from services that are working with their parents and carers.
  
• ‘Supervision for children’s wellbeing’ – For supervisors of front-line staff in adult-focused health and social services, to support staff to develop ‘Child Aware’ practice.

Other resources

• Response Ability factsheet: Children of Parents with a Mental Illness
• KidsMatter webinar (September 2015) – ‘Supporting children of parents with a mental illness, in schools and early childhood services’
• Supporting childen of parents with a mental illness – A resource for primary-school workers
• COPMI in practice – at Gladesville Primary School
• COPMI in practice – at Woori Yallock Primary School
• Just being me – A teaching resource for middle school teachers using Helicopter Man or Lochie Leonard as class texts
• Saving Francesca – Ideas for secondary school teachers
• Young Carers Australia website
  
• Help-seeking information and factsheet for teenagers
• KidsMatter – The mental health and wellbeing initiative for schools
• Mind Matters – supporting secondary schools to promote and protect student mental health
• Headspace – the national youth mental health foundation
• ReachOut – a leading online youth mental health service
• Browse free COPMI materials (including translated texts) – With free delivery within Australia
• The COPMI resource collection – Comprehensive resources on COPMI-related topics.
• See Gateway to Evidence that Matters (GEMS) research summaries – Recent Australian and international research concerning children (aged 0-18 years) of parents with a mental illness, their parents and families