by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
Access program evaluations of the SMILES program (‘Simplifying Mental Illness + Life Enhancement Skills’). This is a peer-supported program for children who have a parent or sibling experiencing mental illness. Evaluations from Canada, Australia and...
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
This guide was developed in partnership with parents who live with a mental illness, their children and supporters. It is designed to help parents think about the relationships in their child’s life and ways to strengthen these to support their child and the...
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
The pathways of care resource has been developed for professionals working with parents who experience mental illness and their families. It offers the opportunity to map out services within a community that families are connected with (or could connect with) to...
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
This two-page information sheet provides tips on talking with teenagers about their parent’s mental illness.
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
‘What knowledge and skills can educators integrate into their practice, to most effectively support children’s mental health and wellbeing? This project, an initiative of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, explored this issue...
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
This report has been written for early parenting services to guide on providing specialist support to vulnerable children and families from pregnancy to pre-school years.
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
‘This report reviews research on the consequences for children of having a parent with mental health issues, and the effectiveness of strategies and interventions designed to support affected families. The review aims to address the following key questions: What...
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
Short, engaging video clips for young people (10+ years) who have a parent experiencing mental illness. Produced by young people and professionals, they cover common questions like ‘what is mental illness?’, “will my parent get better?’, the...
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
The Our Time playgroups are designed specifically for parents who experience a mental illness. The Our Time Manual provides information about the development, implementation and evaluation of the Our Time Playgroup model for organisations. It also provides practical...
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
This care plan template is designed for parents to complete regarding the care of their infant when they are unwell or unavailable. More information about care plans
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
The Family and Community Services website offers these pages on the Brighter Futures program offered across NSW. It is oriented to professionals andoffers links to a range of Brighter Futures Practice Resources (which feature specialised guidance to support work with...
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
This beautifully illustrated children’s book,finished in watercolour,is for children 5 years and above. It helps them tounderstand the behaviours associated with experiencing bipolar disorder. The book follows the story of Daddy Bear and his family as he has a...
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
The Big Red Book is the first handbook and directory for people who work with young people in the ACT. It has been designed for use by a range of professionals who may have contact with young people including youth workers, general practitioners and teachers. In...
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
This story is a metaphor for a child living with an adult who experiences mental illness. Big and Me is dramatically illustrated with paper sculpture. The story follows Big and Small who are machines that work together as a team. But some days Big goes a bit wobbly,...
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
The Dual Diagnosis resources featured on this page can be accessed by professionals, but also families where there is a diagnosis of mental illness and substance use issues. Used together as a ‘kit’ the resources includes: a booklet for caseworkers,...
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
Thischild development training packprovides new perspectives on child development and looks at children in their varied and diverse contexts. It is designed for practitioners working with children and families, their managers and trainers, in practice supervison or...
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
The second edition of this report provides an update on the effect of parental problems, such as substance misuse and mental illness, on children’s welfare. In many families, children’s health and development are being affected by the difficulties their...
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
This is a policy directive from the NSW Government that aims to: Foster the continuing development of Area Mental Health Services for children of parents with a mental illness and their families; and Assist Area Mental Health Services in the ongoing development of...
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
This workbook about the topic of mental illness is for 8-12 year olds. It contains information and activities to help young people understand more about mental illness, self-care and coping with their feelings. Updated, the bright workbook includes illnesses such as...
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
This document, launched by the Australian Health Ministers’ Conference (AHMC) in November 2009, is the product of twelve months of development work including a comprehensive stakeholder consultation process. Endorsement of the plan represents commitment by all...
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
This story book has been written for children of parents with dual diagnosis (mental illness and substance abuse). It can also be used to work with parents tohelp them understand their children’s needs and to identify what they can do differently to help them....
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
This article argues for the concurrent and comparative use of genograms and ecomaps in family caregiving research.
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
This is a resource that accompanies the ‘Piecing the Puzzle Together’ booklet. Produced for early childhood workers, it helps them work with children and families where a parent has a mental illness or mental health problem. It was produced with input from...
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
‘The Strategic Plan sets out actions and future directions for reform of the mental health system in NSW. It maps a demanding agenda for change that puts people – not processes – at the heart of its thinking. It asks that the NSW Government recommit...
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
‘This report provides recommendations in relation to how mental health services will build and implement a consumer and carer participation model in conjunction with consumers and carers. This, we envisage, will ensure a responsive, inclusive and integrated...
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
The Melbourne Charter for Promoting Mental Health and Preventing Mental and Behavioural Disorders is the outcome of a worldwide discussion initiated by the organisers and participants of the Global Consortium for the Advancement of Promotion and Prevention in Mental...
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
‘Raising Children Network is the complete parenting resource for all stages from pregnancy to newborns to teens. We offer research-based content on hundreds of topics for children and grown-ups.’ This award-winning parenting website offers extensive...
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
This is a practice resource developed by ‘Brighter Futures’ (a NSW Government early intervention initiative) about parental mental health issues, and vulnerability.
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
This booklet for children (aged 11-14) has been produced by Support In Mind (Scotland). It isa supportive book designed to be read by family members or used as a communication tool by professionals who work with families. It offers information aboutwhat mental illness...
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
The National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009-2020 (the National Framework), endorsed by the Council of Australian Governments in April 2009, is an ambitious, long-term approach to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of Australia’s children...
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
‘This publication highlights the key outcomes and learnings from two projects which responded to the needs of children and young people with a parental mental illness. Paying Attention to Self (PATS) focuses on young people aged 12 to 18 years, while VicChamps...
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
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,...
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
‘The aim is to document the effectiveness of a preventive family intervention (Family Talk Intervention, FTI) and a brief psychoeducational discussion with parents (Let’s Talk about the Children, LT) on children’s psychosocial symptoms and prosocial...
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
This booklet is for parents 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...
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
In 1999, a College Working Party was established to consider the issues posed by ‘the patient as parent’ and the implications for children whose parents experience mental disorders. In 2002, the first Patients as Parents report was produced. The current...
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
The aims of this qualitative study were to explore the experience of being an adult child of a parent with serious mental illness and how adult children have coped with their experience.
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
This article focuses on how adultspecialist services can support children at risk of abuse and neglect.
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
This SCIE briefing focuses on research regarding factors contributing to stress or resilience in families where one or both parents have mental health problems.
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
This document covers research that aids an understanding ofthe experiences of UK black and minority ethnic (BME) families where one or both parents have severe or enduring mental health problems and where children are under the age of 18. The briefing does not include...
by Duografik | Dec 8, 2021
SCIE has published a revised version of their Parental mental health and child welfare guide (first published in July 2009). The guide, which is about working with parents who have mental health problems and their children, has been updated to include’Putting it...
