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Parents with a Mental Illness


American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
A fact sheet about children of parents with a mental illness.

Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association
A gateway to a range of information regarding the provision of services to families where one or both parents have a mental illness.

Children of Parents with a Mental Illness
A resource centre for information relating to the care and management of families where a parent has a mental illness. The information on this site has been designed to meet the needs of workers in specific fields.

The Coloured Kit
A resource that provides support and information for young people who have a parent with a mental illness/dual diagnosis and their families, produced by Youth Coalition and the Children of Parents with a Mental Illness Project, Mental Health ACT

National Child Protection Clearing House
A bibliography of documents about children of parents with a mental illness.

National Mental Health Association
Mental Health America's Invisible Children's Project.

Royal College of Psychiatrists
A factsheet for parents and teachers about children who have a parent with a mental illness.

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