Family Support

Supporting Families In Mental Illness Auckland - We support families and whanau to provide the best possible quality of life and recovery to their loved one who has a mental illness including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety and phobias, depression, personality disorders and borderline personality disorder.
 
Post Natal Distress Support Network - The Post Natal Distress Support Network Trust is a non-profit organisation located in West Auckland. We provide free support to women and their families who are affected by postnatal depression (PND). We offer a support group, telephone support, and drop-in support.

Dayspring Trust - Dayspring Trust is a Christian-based Charitable Trust. We have been supporting families since 1980, especially women, children and those living with mental illness. The first three to five years of seeking and safely engaging the world are critical for the future success of every boy and girl. Bonding with Little Ones empowers parents to make informed choices for their children based on scientific study on the developing brain.

Caregiver Depression - A Growing Mental Health Concern  (US) - "Too often, attention to mental health services for older people and their caregivers is negligible or absent, despite the fact that mental health problems and caregiver distress are among the leading rea-sons for institutionalization" (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1999).

Family Carers And Mental Illness - SANE Research (AUS) - Families play a major role in providing day-to-day care for people with a mental illness, but improved support is urgently needed, especially in education for this role.

Heretohelp (CAN) - When a family member suffers from a mental illness, one of the most important things to do is to take the time to learn about the disorder. By educating yourself as much as you can about the mental or substance use disorder, you can take an active role in your family member’s recovery. The Family Toolkit was designed to assist families in caring for a family member with a mental illness by providing information and practical resources.

Carers New Zealand (NZ) - Carers NZ's website has been revamped and relaunched!  We hope you like our colourful new site, made possible with help from the Ministry of Social Development, ACC, the Ministry of Health, and private sponsors.  The site has heaps of new content, including information adapted from the Government's recently launched print Guide for Carers.

Caring For Carers (NZ) - If you are a family carer in Hawke’s Bay or Gisborne – this website is for you! We want this website to help you deal with the stresses of being a family carer, by providing information that is relevant to your experience, your personal wellbeing, as well as supporting you in your care giving role. Although this website is still in it’s infancy, we want your input and contributions, so it can become a meaningful resource provided by carers for carers.

Children of Parents with a Mental Illness (AUS) - COPMI provides information for family members across Australia where a parent has a mental illness and for people who care for and work with them. The website is one tool we use to deliver this information. We also work with the media, researchers, educators, service organisations, consumers, carers and others.

Family Care Radio (NZ) - The Family Care Radio show and website is an innovation in New Zealand and globally, providing an integrated, entertaining information channel for carers.  An all-round holistic experience, it can be digested in bite sized chunks, or as a full course meal, depending on the time and energy you have available.

Leap Institute (US) - LEAP (Listen-Empathize-Agree-Partner) shows you how to quickly gain the trust of someone you are in conflict with. When you Listen-Empathize-Agree-Partner, you stop trying to force your adversary to say he\she is wrong and begin to listen in a new way that immediately lowers anger and defensiveness, conveys genuine understanding, empathy, and respect for his point of view, even when you disagree with it.