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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
Understanding your mental illness
Information for parents about understanding your own mental illness. About learning from others and supporting your family to talk about their understanding and experiences.
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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
Mental Health Treatment Plan | Ausmed
A Mental Health Treatment Plan (MHTP) is a support plan for someone experiencing mental health issues. A general practitioner (GP) will assess if a person has signs of mental illness and whether they would benefit from mental health treatment (6 sessions are subsidised by Medicare).
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Schizophrenia: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment | Ausmed
Schizophrenia is a severe and chronic mental illness. It is marked by disturbances in thought, perception and behaviour.
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Borderline Personality Disorder | Ausmed
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a type of mental illness. It is characterised by ongoing instability in the areas of interpersonal relationships, self-image and impulsivity.
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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
