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How can I help my children? A guide to parents who have mental problems
Tytti SolantausThis booklet was written in Finland and translated into English for parents who experience mental illness. It answers questions that parents often have regarding the impact of their mental illness on their children, offers advice about helping their children and parenting when mental illness is part of family life. -
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What’s Up With Our Parents? A Handbook For Older Children and Adolescents Whose Mother or Father has Mental Health Problems
Tytti SolantausThis booklet was written in Finland and translated into English for older children and teenagers who have a parent with a mental illness. It attempts to explain what mental illness is and to answer common questions young people often have in an age-appropriate way. -
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Ruby’s Dad – A story about having a parent with a drinking problem
Health Promotion Agency & Skylight'Ruby's Dad' is a storybook for children aged 6-11 years who have a parent or relative with a drinking problem. The first page of this guide features guidelines and prompts for clinicians regarding diverse uses of the text. -
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Zero To Three – National centre for infants, toddlers and families (USA)
National Center for Infants, Toddlers and FamiliesThis US website is managed by a national, non-profit organisation that provides parents, professionals and policymakers the knowledge to nurture early child development. -
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Young Minds (UK)
Young MindsYoungMinds is a UK charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people. Driven by their experiences they campaign, research and influence policy and practice. -
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Young Carers Australia
Carers AustraliaThe Young Carers Australia website offers information to your people who are under 25 who help to care for a parent, family member or a friend with a disability, illness, mental illness, drug or alcohol problem. -
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Sesame Street Toolkits for parents and caregivers
Sesame WorkshopSesame Street Toolkits provide opportunities to build closeness and confidence and keep your child's world safe and secure. -
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Youth Action NSW
Youth Action and Policy Network - New South Wales (YAPA)Youth Action is the peak organisation representing young people and youth services in NSW. Their website offers information for young people and also youth services about a broad range of issues across NSW. -
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Working with parents with mental illness: Risk and protective factors
Queensland HealthThis factsheet covers the phase and pattern of mental illness and co-morbidities - 'the type, length, duration, persistence, frequency and acuity of symptoms of mental illness are considered when assessing the impact of mental illness on parenting. -
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Working with parents with mental illness: Guidelines for mental health clinicians
Queensland Health'These guidelines are intended to be utilised as a reference document to support the implementation of the Queensland Health policy—Meeting the needs of children for whom a person with a mental illness has care responsibilities. -
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Working with parents with mental illness: Clinical interview prompt sheet
Queensland Health'Queensland Health is committed to promoting the protection, safety, health and wellbeing of children and young people who have a parent with a mental illness. -
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Working Together to Support Disabled Parents (U.K)
Social Care Institiute for Excellence (UK)This resource guide explains how adult 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.