Consumer and Carer Issues
Resources: Children of parents with a mental illness
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Stress and Resilience Factors in Parents with Mental Health Problems and their Children
Parrott, Lester; Jacobs, Gaby; Roberts, Diane.
Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) London, UK, 2008. Book or Report.
Antenatal and Postnatal Mental Health: Clinical management and service guidance
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) London, UK, 2007. Book or Report.
The Coloured Kit: Empowering young people who have a parent with a mental illness/dual diagnosis and their families
Youth Coalition of the ACT.
Youth Coalition of the ACT, Canberra ACT, 2007. Book or Report.
Working Together to Support Disabled Parents
Morris, Jenny; Wates, Michele.
Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) London, UK, 2007. Book or Report.
Dual Diagnosis Resource Kit
Department of Community Services, NSW.
NSW Department of Community Services, Sydney, NSW, 2006. Kit.
Evaluation of a Model of Best Practice for Families Who Have a Parent with a Mental Illness
Maybery, D.J.; Reupert, A.E.; Goodyear, M.
Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2006. Book or Report.
The extent and impact of parental mental health problems on families and the acceptability, accessibility and effectiveness of interventions
Bates, Salina; Coren, Esther.
Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) London, UK, 2006. Book or Report.
Out of the Shadows: Daughters growing up with a ‘mad’ mother
Camden-Pratt, Catherine E.
Finch Publishing, Sydney, NSW, 2006. Book or Report.
Promoting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People From Families with a Parental Mental Illness: Key learnings and promising practices
VicHealth PATS CHAMPS.
VicHealth, Melbourne, Vic, 2006. Book or Report.
Adult Mental Health Nurses’ Beliefs and Practices when Nursing Clients who are Parents of Children Under 18: Full project report
Thompson, Jan; Fudge, Elizabeth.
Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association Ltd (AICAFMHA) Adelaide, S. Aust. 2005. Book or Report.
Family Resource Kit – My Plan
Womens Health Services (WHS) Western Australian Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies (WANADA)
Women's Health Services, WA, Perth, WA, 2005. Kit.
Helicopter Man
Fensham, Elizabeth.
Bloomsbury, London, UK, 2005. Children's resource or comic.
Mums and Dads: Parents with experience of mental illness share their stories
Mental Health Commission, NZ.
Mental Health Commission, NZ, Wellington, NZ, 2005. Book or Report.
Paying Attention to Self (PATS): An evaluation of the PATS program for young people who have a parent with a mental illness
Hargreaves, John; O’Brien, Matthew; Bond, Lyndal; Forer, Danielle; Basile, Amy; Davies, Liz.
Centre for Adolescent Health, Melbourne, Vic, 2005. Book or Report.
A Profile of Known Young Carers and Identification and Snapshot of Ones who are Hidden
Morrow, Ros.
Ros Morrow, Perth, WA, 2005. Book or Report.
VicHealth Research Report on Children at Risk in Families Affected by Parental Mental Illness
Maybery, D.; Reupert, A.; Goodyear, M.
VicHealth, Melbourne, Vic, 2005. Book or Report.
The Best for Me and My Baby
Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association (AICAFMHA)
Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association Ltd (AICAFMHA) Stepney, S. Aust. 2004. Book or Report.
Children of Parents with Mental Illness 2: Personal and clinical perspectives
Cowling, Vicki.
Australian Council for Educational Research, ACER Press, Camberwell, Vic, 2004. Book or Report.
Family Talk
Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association (AICAFMHA)
Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association Ltd (AICAFMHA) Stepney, S. Aust. 2004. Book or Report.
It’s About You Too! A guide for children who have a parent with a mental illness
National Schizophrenia Fellowship (Scotland)
National Schizophrenia Fellowship (Scotland) Edinburgh, Scotland, 2004. Children's resource or comic.
Koping Kids Kall Out
Koping Adolescent Group Program.
Child and Youth Mental Health Service, Qld, Fortitude Valley, Qld. 2004. Audio Visual.
Making Time to Talk: Advice for parents with mental illness
National Schizophrenia Fellowship (Scotland)
National Schizophrenia Fellowship (Scotland) Edinburgh, UK, 2004. Book or Report.
Need to Know: A guide for young people who have a parent with mental illness
National Schizophrenia Fellowship (Scotland)
National Schizophrenia Fellowship (Scotland) Edinburgh, UK, 2004. Children's resource or comic Book or Report.
Principles and Actions for Services and People Working With Children and Parents with a Mental Illness
Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association (AICAFMHA)
Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association Ltd (AICAFMHA) Stepney, S. Aust. 2004. Book or Report.
Psychopathology Risk Transmission in Children of Parents with Substance Use Disorders
Clark, D.B.; Cornelius, J.; Wood, D.S.; Vanyukov, M.
Medscape, New York, USA, 2004. Journal article.
Baby Care Plan: Parents' wishes
Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association (AICAFMHA)
Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association Ltd (AICAFMHA) Adelaide, S. Aust. 2003. Book or Report.
A Family-Based Approach to the Prevention of Depressive Symptoms in Children at Risk: Evidence of parental and child change
Beardslee, William R.; et al.
American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL. USA, 2003. Journal article.
Parental Psychiatric Illness: The implications for children
Leverton, Tessa J.
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, London, UK, 2003. Journal article.
S.A.F.E. Program: Mental health facts for families. 18 session family education program for people who care about someone with mental illness
Sherman, Michelle.
Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Family Mental Health Program, Oklahoma City, OK, USA, 2003. Book or Report.
Supporting Our Family
Australian Mental Health Consumer Network.
Australian Mental Health Consumer Network, Deacon West, WA, 2003. Kit Children's resource or comic.
You're Not Alone: A SANE guide to mental illness for children
SANE Australia.
SANE Australia, South Melbourne, Vic, 2003. Children's resource or comic Children's resource or comic.
Children Caring for Parents with Severe and Enduring Mental Illness
Aldridge, Jo.
Young Carers Research Group, Centre for Child and Family Research. Leicestershire, UK, 2002. Book or Report.
Family Support Kit
Supporting Our Family
COMIC (Children of Mentally Ill Consumers)
Children of Mentally Ill Consumers (COMIC) Marleston, S. Aust. 2002. Kit Children's resource or comic.
Mazes and Minefields: An alternative approach to considering the effects of mothers who experience the effects of mental illness at the interface of FAYS and the mental health systems. A resource for workers.
Noack, Fran.
Women's Health Statewide, Adelaide, S. Aust. 2002. Book or Report.
The Needs of Children of Parents Affected by a Mental Illness
Maybery, Darryl; Szakacs, Emily; Baker, Kerri; Ling, Lorraine.
VICSERV, Melbourne, Vic, 2002. Book or Report Conference or workshop proceedings.
Parent Assist: Evaluation of first year of a pilot project to provide practical assistance for parents with a mental illness
Tustin, Don.
Don Tustin (Noarlunga Health Services, Division of Mental Health, SA) Noarlunga, S. Aust. 2002. Book or Report.
Parents With Psychosis: A pilot study examining selfreport measures related to family functioning
Plant, K.; Byrne, L.; Barkla, J.; McLean, D.; Hearle, J.; McGrath, J.
Auseinet, Adelaide, South Aust. 2002. Journal article.
Patients as Parents: Addressing the needs, including the safety, of children whose parents have mental illness
Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK, London, UK, 2002. Book or Report.
SIC: A resource for secondary teachers (and others who work with young people)
Contole, Julie.
Inklink, Kew, Vic. 2002. Audio Visual.
Supporting Families with Parental Mental Illness: A community education and development workshop
British Columbia Schizophrenia Society.
British Columbia Schizophrenia Society, Richmond, BC, USA, 2002. Book or Report.
The Supporting Kids Project: An interagency collaborative approach
Johnson, Debra; Foster, Loretta.
VICSERV, Nth. Fitzroy, Vic, 2002. Book or Report Conference or workshop proceedings.
Young Carers: Assessment and services literature review of identification, needs assessment and service provision for young carers and their families
Banks, Pauline; et al.
Scottish Executive, Central Research Unit (CRU) Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, 2002. Book or Report Literature review.
Young Carers Research Project: Final report
Noble-Carr, Debbie. Carers Australia.
AusInfo, Fyshwick, ACT, 2002. Book or Report.
Children of Parents Affected by a Mental Illness: Scoping project
Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association (AICAFMHA)
Steed Press, Canberra, ACT, 2001. Book or Report.
Critical Issues for Parents with Mental Illness and Their Families
Nicholson, Joanne; et al.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) USA, Washington DC USA, 2001. Book or Report.
Hard Words - Children’s experience of parental mental illness
Mental Health Research Institute.
Aged, Community and Mental Health Division, Melbourne, Vic. 2001. Audio Visual Children's resource or comic.
Joe's Diary: A SANE guide for young people
SANE Australia.
SANE Australia, South Melbourne, Vic, 2001. Book or Report Children's resource or comic.
The Univited Guest
Kasprzak, Ann; Participants in Southern CAMHS Offspring Project.
Children of Mentally Ill Consumers (COMIC) Adelaide, S. Aust. 2001. Book or Report Children's resource or comic.
Four Families of People with Mental Illness Talk About their Experiences
Mental Health Commission, NZ.
Mental Health Commission, NZ, Wellington, NZ, 2000. Book or Report.
Making The Invisible Visible: Parents with psychiatric disibilities
National Technical Center For State Mental Health Planning.
National Technical Assistance Center for State Mental Health Planning, USA, Alexandria, VA, USA, 2000. Book or Report.
Children of Parents with Mental Illness
Cowling, Vicki (editor)
Australian Council for Educational Research, ACER Press, Camberwell, Vic. 1999. Book or Report.
I Thought it Was Just Me... : Information for the children of Vietnam veterans about post traumatic stress disorder and the family
Leslie- Adams, Adele.
Vietnam Veterans Counselling Service, Warnbro, WA, 1999. Book or Report.
Is There Anybody Out There?
Community Focus.
Community Focus, Maroochydore, Qld, 1998. Children's resource or comic Children's resource or comic.
Jake's Dinosaur
Sved Williams, Anne.
Helen Mayo House, Adelaide, S. Aust. 1996. Children's resource or comic.
Robby Rose and Monkey
Louis, Andrea.
Adelaide, S. Aust. 1995. Children's resource or comic.