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When someone you care about is experiencing mental health challenges, it can sometimes feel difficult, confusing or overwhelming. You may have questions, worries or feelings of your own — and that’s completely okay.
Supporting a young person doesn’t mean you have to figure everything out on your own. The resources below are here to help you better understand what they may be experiencing, find practical ways to support them, and look after yourself along the way.
And remember, if you’re looking for specific topics, you can always check out headspace National’s website: Support for family | headspace
SCHOOL AVOIDANCE
https://mindhealth.com.au/school-refusal-children-anxiety-parents-guide-australia/#pg=1
GAMING
Understanding gaming - for family of young people | headspace
ANXIETY
How to help support young people with anxiety | headspace
DEPRESSION
Information to help support young people with depression | headspace
DISTRESS TOLERANCE
Distress Tolerance Activities PDF
EMOTIONAL REGULATION
Parent/Guardian Toolkit: Emotional Regulation
SELF HARM
What Should I Do? Learn More About Self-Harm - Black Dog Institute | Better Mental Health
SUICIDAL THOUGHTS
How to talk to your teen about suicide | Suicide and teenagers
SLEEP
Tips for Supporting Better Sleep - Black Dog Institute | Better Mental Health
Here are also some other places may be able to support you:
Sometimes it helps to have someone to talk to, practical support to lean on, or simply a place to start. These organisations offer a range of services for parents, carers, grandparents and families.
Raising Children Network - Provides ad-free parenting videos, articles and apps backed by Australian experts. The website also offers many parenting resources in languages other than English.
Wungening Moort - Support to help keep your moort together while navigating the child protection system:
https://www.wungening.com.au/how-we-help/family-support-services/
Parenting WA - Provides telephone information, support and referrals to parents, carers, grandparents, foster carers and families who are taking care of a child or children aged from pre-birth to 18 years.
6279 1200 – 24/7
Ngala - Parenting line, residential parenting service, community programs, workshops, child and parent centres, early learning and development service and resources:
9368 9368
Grandcare - Information and support service for grandparents raising their grandchildren.
https://www.uplyft.org.au/programs/grandcare
1800 008 323
Helping Minds - A wide variety of free mental health services, including counselling, education and carer supports:
https://www.carersaustralia.com.au/support-for-carers/carer-gateway/
9427 7100
Minnawarra House - Runs a wide variety of programs aimed at supporting families through social, practical and therapeutic groups.
Individual & Family Support Service - Minnawarra House