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The suicide call back service
The Suicide Call Back ServiceThe service is a 24-hour, nationwide service for people 15 years and over which provides immediate telephone counselling and support in a crisis. -
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HelpingMinds: mental health support in WA & NT
Helping MindsHelpingMinds (formerly 'Arafmi') is the pre-eminent mental health services and carer support organisation established nearly 40 years ago as a not for profit charity in Perth, Western Australia. -
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ReachOut Professionals
'ReachOut.com Professionals website provides recommendations and advice for youth support workers, health professionals and school based professionals on a range of online interventions, tools and resources that can be used to support young people experiencing mental health difficulties and to build young people’s wellbeing and resilience. -
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Kookaburra Kids
Kookaburra KidsThe Kookaburra Kids Foundation supports children living in families affected by mental illness (a parents' or another family members' condition). -
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Tuning in to Kids
Tuning into KidsTuning in to Kids is an evidence-based parenting program that focuses on the emotional connection between parents and children. In particular the program teaches parents skills in emotion coaching, which is to recognise, understand and respond to children's emotions in an accepting, supportive way. This approach helps the child to understand and manage their emotions. -
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Working with parents with mental illness: Overview of guidelines
Queensland HealthThis fact sheet provides an overview and flow chart that explains how to support the implementation of COPMI Policy and guidelines in Queensland, Australia. -
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Reviews of the ‘SMILES program’ for young people with a parent or sibling who has a mental illness
Prepared by AIFSAccess 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 America. -
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My child’s support network
Emerging MindsThis guide was originally developed in partnership with parents who live with a mental illness, their children and supporters. It will help you to think about the relationships in your child’s life, and to identify how these relationships can support your child and family. -
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‘Pathways of care’ resource
The COPMI national initiativeThe 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 support their needs. -
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Mental Health Resilience in the Adolescent Offspring of Parents with Depression: A Prospective Longitudinal Study
The Lancet Journal of PsychiatryThis Lancet Journal of Psychiatry report focuses on adolescent resilience where teens have a parent with depression. -
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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 young people who have a parent who experiences mental illness. It attempts to explain what mental health problems are, and answer common questions that young people have. -
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Ruby’s Dad – A story about living with a parent who is a heavy drinker
Health Promotion AgencyThis storybook (which features a first page with guidelines for parents or carers to read) is for children aged 6-11 years whose parent or relative has a drinking problem.