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TOOLS & RESOURCES

 

Supporting Teens Through Tough Times

"The Journey Through"

Skylight has launched an innovative new single edition youth support magazine, ‘The Journey Through’, which honestly and frankly tackles the very difficult issues teens and young people face. It’s been written specifically for young people in New Zealand, and features many stories, words and photos, kiwi teens have contributed.

www.skylight.org.nz
 

Helping Children of People Affected by Mental Illness: the Australian Experience

Powerpoint Presentation

Presented by Dr Paul Morgan of SANE Australia

 

All Together Now

Powerpoint Presentation To Supporting Families Auckland

Presented by Trish Gledhill - Kina Trust

 

The Family Whanau Participation Project

Powerpoint Presentation To Supporting Families

Presented By Trish Lumb - Werry Centre

 

Kina - Supporting Families Auckland workshop on Working With Children

Handouts

 

Network Mosaic & Family Inclusive Practice

Powerpoint Presentation

 

WISE MOUSE BOOK

To purchase the "Wise Mouse" book

Publications can be purchased by calling the YoungMinds Order Line on 0870 870 1721 or Fax: 020 7336 8446 or filling in an online order for. Click on link below.

http://www.youngminds.org.uk/publications
 

The Wise Mouse

Recording - Click on the link button to listen to the recording

Book about a little girl who worries about her mother who is mentally ill.

Maria is a little girl who’s very worried about her mother: why does she behave so oddly at times? One night, very upset about it all, Maria feels a tap on her shoulder and wakes to find a mouse sitting on her duvet. It’s not just any old mouse, but a very wise one who can talk to Maria about all her worries…

This book by Virginia Ironside and illustrated by Nick Sharratt aims to help 5 to 11 year-olds understand what is happening to a family member who may be experiencing a mental illness.

http://www.networkmosaic.org.nz/Site/Audio_Recording.ashx
 

KITES

Kids Plan

Parents who have experienced mental illness have reported that they can face unique   challenges in addition to the usual challenges of parenting such as housing, employment,  financial constraints and childcare. Some parents have reported that it can be difficult to  discuss their mental illness with their children and that mental health services do not always  recognise their role as a parent.

We hope this plan is a useful resource that can be adapted and used to suit you and your family. It encourages thinking ahead, to be prepared in the event your mental illness (or any other major illness) may result in difficulties responding to all the needs of your children for a period of time.

 

KITES

Mums and Dads

Up to 50 percent of people who experience mental illness are parents. In this booklet 12 of these people share their stories to inspire others. Societal attitudes can often negate the role of parenting and many parents who experience mental illness have faced discrimination. We believe that parenting is a right and a privilege and people with experience of mental illness have as much right to become a parent as anyone else.

 

KITES

Parents with Mental Illness - Fact Sheets

 

Kids Time Workshop UK

A workshop for children and parents affected by parental mental ill health

 

Mental Health and Growing Up, Third Edition Parental Mental illness

Many children will grow up with a parent who, at some point, will have a mental illness. Most of these parents will have mild or short-lived illnesses, and will usually be treated by their general practitioner. A few children live with a parent who has a severe mental illness such as schizophrenia or bipolar affective disorder.
Many more children live with a parent who has a long-term problem, such as alcohol or drug problems, personality disorder or depression.

 

"BEING SEEN BEING HEARD"

Launch of the New Multi Media training resource

“Many thousands of children have to care in some way for a parent with mental illness. The problem is that their role as carers many not be recognised by the adults around them, or even by themselves. For instance, they are sometimes quite inappropriately left to manage a parent’s medication,” said Dr Alan Cooklin, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, who developed, wrote and produced this new training tool.

 

BEING SEEN BEING HEARD: The Needs of Children of Parents with Mental Illness

Training Pack

The Needs of Children of Parents with Mental Illness and this training pack complement existing materials, and will broaden and enrich training opportunities for all professions and disciplines. The investment in time, effort and resources is justified because there is now a wealth of evidence documenting that:

  •  Parents constitute a substantial proportion of mental health service users.
  •  Being a parent with mental illness is especially challenging.
  •  Children in these families are at greater risk of a range of mental health problems and adverse life experiences.
  •  Improving the mental health and well-being of mental health service users who are  parents is very important for the individual, and brings great benefits for their children. Their general development and well-being will be enhanced.

 

"BEING SEEN BEING HEARD"

Order form - click on pdf file

The film is clearly divided into two main sections. Part I shows children and parents relating their various experiences. Part II focuses on solutions and the ways that professionals can help. The stories are interspersed with comments from experts. The key points of each sub-section are summarised in text on the screen.

Part I begins with an example of a referral which includes a discussion of what questions ought to be asked. Children and parents relate their experiences and opinions. The young people speak very frankly on what they believe is needed from professionals, both at home and when visiting parents in hospital.

Part II first examines ways in which professionals can help, again with contributions from young people themselves. Tips are given for talking with children, both on their own and in the presence of parents or the whole family. Finally, details are shown about the Kidstime Workshops - a special project being carried out in the Camden area which uses play-writing and drama to encourage children to express themselves.

 

VALUING YOUNG PEOPLE - Scotland

Principles and connections to support young people achieve their potential

Valuing Young People has been designed to support partners deliver positive outcomes for all young people, while recognising that some need more help than others to realise their potential. It is founded on the principle of partnership: partnership with young people that offers them participation in their communities and local services; but also partnership across national and local government and the voluntary sector to provide the right kind of access to services that meets the diverse needs of young people.

 

PARENTAL MENTAL HEALTH AND CHILD WELFARE NETWORK

The Parental Mental Health and Child Welfare Network is a development Network set up to promote joint working between social care and health staff working with parents with mental health problems or their children.

The Network is led by a steering group of representatives from leading mental health and children's organisations and service users and coordinated by the Social Perspectives Network. Service users and carers will be involved in every aspect of the Network development and evaluation to make sure that the Network's activities are user-focused.

www.pmhcwn.org.uk
 

SCIE Guide 30 Parental mental health and child welfare

A guide for adult and children's health and social care services

This guide is about working with parents who have mental health problems and their children. It provides guidance on policy and practice and makes recommendations for key areas of professional education, workforce development and research. It also provides links to useful resources and contact details of relevant organisations.  www.scie.org.uk