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Communicating with your baby when you’re experiencing mental health difficulties
Emerging MindsHow you communicate with your baby is important, particularly when you're unwell. This resource aims to help you understand how to communicate and connect with your infant when you’re experiencing the symptoms of mental illness. -
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Looking after yourself: a guide for young people caring for a parent
Emerging MindsThis resource has been developed to help young people who do a lot to help their parent experiencing mental illness (and by extension their family) recognise when it’s time to ask for help and what kinds of support may be available. -
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Supporting your grandchildren when their parent is living with mental illness
Emerging MindsThis resource was developed to help grandparents think about how they can help their grandchildren who have a parent experiencing mental illness. Grandparents are prompted to consider how, and to what extent, they can realistically be involved before offering support – and how to do so without compromising family relationships. -
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You’re not alone: finding out your parent has a mental illness
Emerging MindsThis resource has been developed to help children feel less alone by sharing the perspectives of people who have lived experience of living with a parent experiencing mental health difficulties. It includes a number of suggestions on who to contact for support when learning that a parent has a mental illness. -
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Getting support from school when your parent is living with a mental illness
Emerging MindsSchool is a big part of your life, and so it makes sense that when things are tricky at home, you might have some days where being at school is difficult. The good news is your school can actually be a great place to feel safe and find support – this fact sheet will help you find out how. -
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Supporting your child’s understanding of your mental illness
Emerging MindsMental illness can be a difficult topic to talk about with anyone, especially if you're experiencing mental health difficulties yourself. But talking to your child about your mental health difficulties can be really helpful for both of you. -
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Youth voice: Self-care is health-care
Emerging MindsIn this video young people explore what self-care can look like for them. -
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Youth voice: Behaviour talks
Emerging MindsIn this video young people explore how their behaviour is a form of communication and recognise that this can be hard for parents and caregivers to know how to support them. -
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Youth voice: Support heroes
Emerging MindsIn this video young people explore the super heroes in their lives who provide support in many different ways. -
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What is a perinatal and infant psychiatrist?
Emerging MindsLearn more about how a perinatal and infant psychiatrist can support you and your family. -
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What is a speech pathologist?
Emerging MindsLearn more about what a speech pathologist can do to support you and your family. -
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What is a GP?
Emerging MindsLearn more about how a GP can support you and your family.