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Mental Illness
It is important that people who have a mental illness and who find that they have a life limiting illness are able to access the help they need. There are many services that can help if someone has had a mental illness history, or if they are caring for someone with a mental illness. Mental Health and Palliative Care Services can work together to best meet the needs of people requiring palliative care and their families
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Different types of mental illness
Information about different types of mental illness (or 'diagnoses') and how parents with these illnesses may feel or behave.
Read more on COPMI – Children of Parents with a Mental Illness website

Parenting with a mental illness
This page provides a starting-point for parents who experience mental illness. Find pages of information that can help to support you and your family.
Read more on COPMI – Children of Parents with a Mental Illness website

Treatments for mental illness
Is mental illness treatable? Yes, mental illness can be treated. This means that many people who have a mental illness, and are treated, recover well...
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What is mental illness?
Being mentally healthy is a goal for all of us. But what is 'mentally healthy'? Good mental health means more than the absence of symptoms. It...
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Mental illness & physical health
health Looking after our physical health is important for everyone, but it can be an extra challenge if you have a mental illness.This may be related...
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Mental illness & the workplace
Managers and employers have an important role in supporting workers with a mental illness
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Smoking and mental illness
Why change smoking habits? People with a mental illness can, and do, quit smoking, for a number of very good reasons.
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About mental illness
These short videos can help you to understand your parent's mental illness and how it affects their behavior. What mental illness is, about different types of mental illnesses ('diagnoses'), whether your parent will get better, and how to look after yourself too.
Read more on COPMI – Children of Parents with a Mental Illness website

Understanding their mental illness
Information for extended family/friends to help them understand the behaviour of loved ones who experience mental illness.
Read more on COPMI – Children of Parents with a Mental Illness website

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Relevant resources
The Children of Parents with a Mental Illness national initiative (COPMI) creates mental health information and resources for Australian parents with mental illness and mental health problems, their children, families, carers and health professionals who work with them.
Read more on COPMI – Children of Parents with a Mental Illness website

Physical health challenges - The link between physical health and mental health in young people - Orygen, Revolution in Mind
Orygen is the world’s leading research and knowledge translation organisation focusing on mental ill-health in young people.
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Working with children/youth
Advice and recommendations for inpatient mental health workers, when seeing children and young people who have a parent with a mental illness.
Read more on COPMI – Children of Parents with a Mental Illness website

Depression and young people - Orygen, Revolution in Mind
Orygen is the world’s leading research and knowledge translation organisation focusing on mental ill-health in young people.
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Tell them they’re dreaming
Work, Education and Young People with Mental Illness in Australia
Read more on Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health website

Evaluating your intervention
Information and resources to assist professionals to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions related to children of parents with a mental illness (COPMI).
Read more on COPMI – Children of Parents with a Mental Illness website

Relevant resources
Resources and eLearning courses for early childhood workers who can help children and families where a parent has a mental illness.
Read more on COPMI – Children of Parents with a Mental Illness website

Relevant resources
Resources and eLearning courses for child and family health workers working with parents who experience mental illness, their children and families.
Read more on COPMI – Children of Parents with a Mental Illness website

Relevant resources
Resources for child protection workers to help strengthen skills and understanding in the area of parents who experience mental illness.
Read more on COPMI – Children of Parents with a Mental Illness website

Child and family health
Advice for child and family health workers when assisting parents who experience mental illness, their children and families.
Read more on COPMI – Children of Parents with a Mental Illness website
