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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. -
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Wishing Wellness: A workbook for children of parents with mental illness (U.S)
Lisa Anne ClarkeWishing Wellness is a workbook for children who have a parent experiencing a serious mental illness. Packed with information, interactive questions, and fun activities. -
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Wishes and Worries: Coping with a parent who drinks too much alcohol
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health'Children of parents who drink too much alcohol are affected in many ways. They may experience anger, fear, confusion, and guilt. This reassuring book, written by professionals, offers information in the form of a story about one family’s struggle. -
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The Wise Mouse (U.K.)
YoungMinds UKThis is a short book written for 5-11 year olds to help them understand what is happening to a family member who may be experiencing mental illness. -
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Why draw genograms anyway?
Washburn University, Department of Social WorkThis printable presentation outlines what genograms are, and how they can help you understand your client's family and its members by creating a diagram of their family history. -
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Why are you so sad? A child’s book about parental depression
American Psychological Association'When a parent experiences depression, children often feel sad and confused themselves. -
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When Tough Stuff Happens: An activity book for tough times for 7-12 year olds
SkylightThis is an activity book designed to be personalised by 7-12 year olds who are facing tough times in their lives. It helps children to find words and ways to express and process what's happening to them -
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When a parent has a mental illness – video (U.K.)
The Royal College of Psychiatrists (U.K.)Young carers talk about their lives caring for a parent with mental illness. Narrated by Chineye, a young carer herself, the film also explains in a very simple and visual way how the brain works and what happens when things go wrong.