Research Project December 2011 Final version (1.63 MB)

New Reasearch added

Supporting Families in Mental Illness:
A Qualitative, Exploratory Study into the Views and Needs of Parents who Experience Mental Illness Regarding Parenting Programmes.
by Natalie Heijm, Massey University, Albany

Connecting services in the Northern region to promote best practice forworking with young people whose family/Whanau experience mental health and/or addiction issues.

Networkmosaic is an initiative in the Northern Regionwith a focus on children and youth with family/whanau members experiencingmental health and/or addiction issues. A steering group of interested providersand agencies has identified key functions of Networkmosaic as:

• A network for the youth sector supported by a new website

• A resource for workers, children and youth that recognizes the diversity of New Zealand cultures

• Advocating for mental health and addictions issues and services