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Book
How can I help my child?
The COPMI national initiativeThis guide was originally produced for use by professionals when supporting parents with mental illness and their families. It is intended to help provide parents with time to think about being a parent living with mental illness, and to help them find practical ways to strengthen the social and emotional wellbeing of their children and family. -
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The ‘Family Focus’ DVD
The COPMI national initiativeMany parents who experience depression or anxiety worry about whether they should talk with their children about their illness and how much they should say. The Family Focus DVD helps parents to start the conversation with their children. -
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Working with young people – when their parent has a mental illness
Reachout ProfessionalsThe Reachout Professionals website information on working with young people when their parent experiences a mental illness - 'Six steps to making a difference'. -
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What you need to know – A playlist of video clips for young people who have a parent with a mental illness
The COPMI national initiativeThis playlist on YouTube features 10 different key messages for kids and teens who have a parent with a mental illness. They are designed to be fun, short clips which serve as a reminder to young people. -
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It’s only 1/1000th of me – Amy’s Story
NSW Consumer Advisory Group - Mental Health Inc.Amy talks about having a mental illness, becoming a mum, and about her own mum who also has a mental illness. -
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The Australian Suicide Prevention Foundation
The Australian Suicide Prevention FoundationThe Australian Suicide Prevention Foundation is a government-recognised harm prevention charity. -
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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. -
Fact sheet
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.