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What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A kid’s guide to overcoming anxiety
Magination Press'What to Do When You Worry Too Much is an interactive self-help book designed to guide 6–12 year olds and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques most often used in the treatment of generalized anxiety. -
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Building a parental mental health support team: Ulysses Agreement
British Columbia Schizophrenia SocietyThe Ulysses Agreement is designed so that parents with the mental health concern can build a support team (professional & non-professional) that will meet the family's needs during times of struggle so that the safety needs of children are met. -
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Satellite Foundation
Satellite FoundationSatellite Foundation offers support to Victorian children, young people and their families where a parent has a diagnosed mental illness. -
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Facts for Families
American Academy of Child & Adolescent PsychiatryThis US website offers some excellent resources for young people and families. -
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Strong Bonds – Building family connections
Jesuit Social ServicesThe Strong Bonds website provides workers in the youth field with training and resources to help them better understand the dynamics between a young person with complex needs and their extended family. -
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Stress and resilience factors in parents with mental health problems and their children
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)This SCIE briefing focuses on research regarding factors contributing to stress or resilience in families where one or both parents have mental health problem -
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Sometimes my mommy gets angry
Bebe Moore CampbellA little girl copes with her mother's mental illness, with the help of her grandmother and friends. -
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Something Has Happened: An activity book for young people (NZ)
Skylight, NZAn activity book for young children (aged 3-6 years old) who are facing difficult times. It is designed to be personalised to each child, so will fit any situation -
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SMILES Program: Kit downloads
Erica PitmanThe SMILES program has been designed specifically for a group of 8-12 year olds, or a group of 13-16 year olds who have a mother, father, brother or sister experiencing a mental illness (particularly schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression or anxiety). -
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Shrink Rap press books – various titles
Shrink Wrap PressThis website provides useful books (which can be ordered online) explaining mental health problems and mental illness to older children. What makes them different is that every point is illustrated by a cartoon. -
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SCIE Research Briefing 29: Black and minority ethnic parents with mental health problems and their children
Social Care Institute for ExcellenceThis document covers research that aids an understanding of the 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 older people (those aged 65 and over), dementia, detailed evaluations of services and interventions, or experiences of particular services. -
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SCIE Guide 30: Think child, think parent, think family – a guide to parental mental health and child welfare
SCIE (Social Care Institute for Excellence) UKSCIE 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 into practice'.