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| |  | Family Connections® is a free, 12-week course that meets weekly for two hours to provide education, ... 3 Replies 1660 Views | 3 Replies | 1660 Views | ||
| |  | Dignity of Risk definition Thinking lots of people on the forums might be interested in this... 4 Replies 443 Views | 4 Replies | 443 Views | ||
| |  | Changing Minds by Dr Mark Cross psychiatrist is an easy read and gives an insight into mental illnes... 6 Replies 573 Views | 6 Replies | 573 Views | ||
| | | Found these talks about bipolar by Dr Patrick McKeon really helpful Bipolar - what is it & what to d... 45 Replies 2819 Views | 45 Replies | 2819 Views | ||
| | | My son has agreed to let me manage his income, as he has had issues in the past. His income comes in... 2 Replies 386 Views | 2 Replies | 386 Views | ||
| | | 60 tips for helping people who have schizophrenia from schizophrenia.comhttp://www.schizophrenia.com/family/60tip.html 42 Replies 5359 Views | 42 Replies | 5359 Views | ||
| | | This is a talk about grief, it is very helpful for both the loss if bereavement and other losses we ... 15 Replies 2127 Views | 15 Replies | 2127 Views | ||
| | | This is a really good website for mental health carers, even if you are not in Qld.http://mhr4c.com.au... 12 Replies 2691 Views | 12 Replies | 2691 Views | ||
| | | Hello all, Thank you for all the great posts in these forums, it is certainly helping me. I am wonde... 4 Replies 445 Views | 4 Replies | 445 Views | ||
| | | I have been recommended a book by Xavier Amador "I am Not Sick, I Do Not Need Help"His focus is how ... 29 Replies 3580 Views | 29 Replies | 3580 Views | ||
| | | This is an "Aware" talk Aware is an Irish Support Service which was founded in 1985 by Dr. Patrick M... 26 Replies 2251 Views | 26 Replies | 2251 Views | ||
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| | | NSW health services list these organisations for carer support https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/mentalhealth/Pages/family-mh-program.aspx... 12 Replies 1518 Views | 12 Replies | 1518 Views | ||
| | | Hi thereI am new to this forum.My daughter is 24, diagnosed with BPD around 6 years ago, but it was ... 4 Replies 731 Views | 4 Replies | 731 Views | ||
| | | Himy son has recently been diagnosed with bipolar. We have not yet received any explanation about th... 8 Replies 1601 Views | 8 Replies | 1601 Views | ||
| | | Hello everyone - hope you are well I have been doing some reading on the impact of prolonged stres... 1 Replies 754 Views | 1 Reply | 754 Views | ||
| | | Hi, iHi, I was talking to a counsellor about my 24 daughter who has struggled with anxiety and dep... by Ticker 30-01-2019 Latest post 31-01-2019 by Rollercoaster5 2 Replies 987 Views | 2 Replies | 987 Views | ||
| |  | Crazywise is a recently released documentary film that looks at mental illness and spirituality in i... 1 Replies 2447 Views | 1 Reply | 2447 Views | ||
| | | From the mindhealthconnect websiteMany of our partners provide research tested and clinically sound ... 3 Replies 1762 Views | 3 Replies | 1762 Views | ||
| |  | Read as much as you can about BPD — knowing about the disorder helps you deal with it.Understand tha... by Brodie 07-05-2014 Latest post 30-10-2018 by elephantdance 48 Replies 17477 Views | 48 Replies | 17477 Views | ||
| |  | Has anyone done the MH First Aid Course? There's a good online writeup today on ABC news today:http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-26/mental-health-first-aid-encouraged-for-all/8981062... by Anonymous 26-09-2017 Latest post 24-10-2018 by RoryJoshua 8 Replies 2234 Views | 8 Replies | 2234 Views | ||
| | | Here is a short 15 min talk gives 4 good strategies to help when MI enters family.https://youtu.be/NRO0-JXuFMY 8 Replies 2278 Views | 8 Replies | 2278 Views | ||
| | | This is an article "Grieving mental illness: Individual experiences of grief, loss and growth"https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://sophia.stkate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi%3Farticle%3D1206%26context%3Dmsw_papers&ved=0ahUKEwjXlsPCprnTAhWFm5QKHTDxBDYQFghNMAQ&usg=AFQjCNE_0V9a9fYiVAocxFNmJ7qU7qkGNQ&sig2=T4BhukTEbWXzKJWRIAEGVw 6 Replies 3644 Views | 6 Replies | 3644 Views | ||
| | | Hi, just wondering if there are any other OCD carers out there. What resources you have found useful... 9 Replies 3864 Views | 9 Replies | 3864 Views | ||
| | | Hello, I have had a recent experience caring for my mum in a hospital setting. I was there for 4 day... by Helen2018 27-09-2018 Latest post 28-09-2018 by Appleblossom 6 Replies 2376 Views | 6 Replies | 2376 Views | ||
| |  | HiMy husband recently visited his psychiatrist and he mentioned 'Mindfulness' exercises. I have goog... 12 Replies 6112 Views | 12 Replies | 6112 Views | ||
| | | Hello all, As a person with lived experience, I'm keen to start the discussion on trying to set up a... by Faith_Hope_Love 08-09-2018 Latest post 08-09-2018 by Darcy 3 Replies 1544 Views | 3 Replies | 1544 Views | ||
| | | Does anyone have a list of the best private hospital inpatient programs for BPD in Australia? Many t... 3 Replies 1878 Views | 3 Replies | 1878 Views | ||
| | | Hi! I'm wondering if anyone of you heard any rumour about the government making courses like Diploma... 2 Replies 2001 Views | 2 Replies | 2001 Views |
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