Guidelines for mental health clinicians

Guidelines for mental health clinicians

From the Foreword:

"Children of parents with mental illness (COPMI) have been identified in both the Queensland Plan for Mental Health 2007-2017 and the National Mental Health Plan - An agenda for collaborative government action in mental health 2009-2014 as a priority group in the reform and development of mental health care. Queensland Health is committed to promoting the protection, safety, health and wellbeing of children and young people who have a parent living with mental illness. The Queensland Health policy - Meeting the needs of children for whom a person with a mental illness has care responsibilities, outlines in detail the principles and requirements for working with these children and their parents/carers within the mental health service system. These guidelines have been developed to further assist mental health clinicians to support consumers in one of the most demanding, challenging and rewarding life roles—that of parenting. I strongly urge all clinicians to utilise these guidelines as a resource for better understanding and responding to the needs of parents and their children. Furthermore they should be used as the basis for working collaboratively with consumers of mental health services to maximise their own and their children’s health and wellbeing."

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© State of Queensland (Queensland Health) 2010. 

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