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Advice for youth and community health services supporting families with parents who experience mental illness
The Children of Parents with a Mental Illness (COPMI) national initiativeThis page features advice for youth and community health workers who work with parents who experience mental illness and their families. Specifically, it offers recommendations about how to work with parents, partners and carers, their children and young people. A page of recommended resources offers further reading and training opportunities. -
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Supporting children of parents with a mental illness – A resource for primary-school workers
The Children of Parents with a Mental Illness national initiative (COPMI)This booklet offers information to primary school workers about how they can help students and their families, when these children have a parent who experience mental illness. -
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Saving Francesca: Ideas for secondary school teachers
MindMatters Australia and the Children of Parents with a Mental Illness (COPMI) national initiativeThis booket supports secondary school teachers to develop student awareness of mental illness and its impact on families. It aims to help reduce stigma and increase 'help seeking' behaviour. It bases education around the youth text 'Saving Francesca' by Melina Marchetta (2003). -
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Disability Rights: Human rights and mental illness
Australian Human Rights CommissionThis page provides links to materials related to and following from the Australian Human Rights Commission's National Inquiry on the Human Rights of People with a Mental Illness, which reported in 1993, and more activity including recent consultations conducted in conjunction with the Mental Health Council of Australia and the Brain and Mind Research Institute. -
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Children of parents with dual diagnosis – An evidence-based research summary
The Children of Parents with a Mental Illness (COPMI) national initiativeThis short, evidence-based research summary focuses on parents with 'Dual Diagnosis' and their children. Dual Diagnosis (DD) commonly refers to the co-existence of a psychiatric and a substance use disorder in an individual. -
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Young People’s Concerns About Drugs And Alcohol – Findings From the Youth Survey 2014
Mission AustraliaThe Mission Australia survey collected responses from 13,600 young Australians aged 15-19 years on a broad range of issues, including concerns about alcohol and drugs. -
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When a Parent Is Hospitalised: The Impact On Children – An Evidence Based Research Summary
The Children of Parents with a Mental Illness national initiative (COPMI)This short, evidence-based research summary focuses on the impact on children when their parents are hospitalised for mental illness. It hones in on clinical implications and suggest some solutions. -
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Pregnancy and Eating Disorders: a Professional’s Guide to Assessment and Referral
National Eating Disorders CollaborationThis booklet guides professionals through practical information regarding screening and assessment, referral to appropriate services and ongoing treatment and management for eating disorders in pregnant women specifically. -
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The Impact of Domestic Violence On Children
The National Child Traumatic Stress NetworkThis two-page fact sheet explores the impact of domestic violence on children, and how to support them. -
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Books about feelings for babies and toddlers
Zero to Three WebsiteThis US website offers a comprehensive range of books for babies and toddlers regarding feelings and emotions and how to navigate them. -
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Books to help teach kids about bullying
Children's Books GuideThis US website offers a book list for children about bullying. -
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Books on anger, violence and tantrums
Little ParachutesThis website offers a collection of books that help reassure children that feeling angry from time to time is normal, and offer practical ways to neutralise this anger.