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 External Resources

Here we have collected both relevent web sites within the field of children and adolescents of mentally ill parents and other external documents and publications of interest.



Please note that the CAMILLE Project cannot be held responsible for the content of external resources.

You can send your proposal to add or remove a link to our site: ida@nlsh.no

 Links

  • Kidstime Foundation provides information, resources and support for children and young people who are the carers of parents, or siblings, who have a mental illness, as well as all children affected by a parent's mental illness. Visit the website.

  • Families and Schools Together (FAST) is an award-winning project that supports parents to improve their children's learning and development at home, so they can reach their full potential at school. FAST has shown some amazing results. In 2011 we helped 3,600 children and with your support, we plan to help many, many more. Visit the website

  • S.I.N.N., a private enterprise in Graz/Austria, offers support through counselling, networking and projects for vulnerable persons (0-99 years). Our offer includes psychiatric treatment, psychological diagnostics, assessment of resources and threats for vulnerable children, seminars and projects for disadvantaged people on international level. Visit the website

  • ​European Federation of Associations of Families of People with mental illness (EUFAMI) is an online information source for people with severe mental illness and their families and friends. Visit the website 

  • Action for Teens is a European network of psychiatrists who are specialized in adolescence. Action for Teens supports and stimulates the setting up of Houses for Teenagers in order to better care for young people in distress. Visit the website

  • Promoting better health outcomes for children of parents with a mental illnes (COPMI) is a national Australian initiative develops information for parents, their partners, carers, family and friends in support of these children. This information complements online training courses developed by COPMI for professionals to support families either individually or through community services and programs. Visit the website

  • Ofsted: raising standards improving lives is the office for standards in education, Children's Services and Skills. Visit the website.

  • "My Mother' bipolar" is a blog by a young woman who has exprienced having a parent with  mental problems. Visit the websit

 External Documents & Publications

  • "What about the children? Joint working between adult and children's services when parents or carers have mental ill health and/or drug and alcohol problems" A docuemnt from  Ofsted which is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. You can download the document by visiting this website

  • "Think child, think parent, think family: a guide to parental mental health and child welfare" A document from the Social Care Institute for Excellence. You can download the document by visiting their website

  • "The Family Model: Managing the impact of parental mental health on children" is a book from Pavilion written by Andrew Falkov. The Family Model was a core component of the Crossing Bridges programme, and its aim was to aid a greater understanding of the complex interplay between mental ill health in parents, the development and mental health of their children, and the relationships within family units affected by mental ill health.

Last updated: 01.07.2013

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