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| |  | Himy son has recently been diagnosed with bipolar. We have not yet received any explanation about th... by Rubymae on 18 Feb 2019 08:26 AM Latest post on 18 Feb 2019 07:30 PM by Dani_Murray 5 Replies 245 Views | 5 Replies | 245 Views | ||
| | | Hello everyone - hope you are well I have been doing some reading on the impact of prolonged stres... 1 Replies 279 Views | 1 Reply | 279 Views | ||
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| |  | @Mattmum NSW health services list these organisations for carer support https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/mentalhealth/Pages/family-mh-program.aspx... 4 Replies 494 Views | 4 Replies | 494 Views | ||
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| | | This is an "Aware" talk Aware is an Irish Support Service which was founded in 1985 by Dr. Patrick M... 22 Replies 1350 Views | 22 Replies | 1350 Views | ||
| |  | Crazywise is a recently released documentary film that looks at mental illness and spirituality in i... 1 Replies 1704 Views | 1 Reply | 1704 Views | ||
| | | Found these talks about bipolar by Dr Patrick McKeon really helpful Bipolar - what is it & what to d... 30 Replies 1875 Views | 30 Replies | 1875 Views | ||
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| | | This is a talk about grief, it is very helpful for both the loss if bereavement and other losses we ... by Darcy on 11 Jan 2018 09:13 AM Latest post on 01 Dec 2018 11:35 PM by SunFlower_7 14 Replies 1484 Views | 14 Replies | 1484 Views | ||
| | | This is a really good website for mental health carers, even if you are not in Qld.http://mhr4c.com.au... 11 Replies 1716 Views | 11 Replies | 1716 Views | ||
| | | 60 tips for helping people who have schizophrenia from schizophrenia.comhttp://www.schizophrenia.com/family/60tip.html 32 Replies 4134 Views | 32 Replies | 4134 Views | ||
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| |  | Read as much as you can about BPD — knowing about the disorder helps you deal with it.Understand tha... by Brodie on 07 May 2014 08:25 AM Latest post on 30 Oct 2018 10:14 PM by elephantdance 48 Replies 15272 Views | 48 Replies | 15272 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 on 26 Sep 2017 10:45 AM Latest post on 24 Oct 2018 01:04 AM by RoryJoshua 8 Replies 1512 Views | 8 Replies | 1512 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 1431 Views | 8 Replies | 1431 Views | ||
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| | | 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 on 08 Sep 2018 04:16 AM Latest post on 08 Sep 2018 08:39 AM by Darcy 3 Replies 1008 Views | 3 Replies | 1008 Views | ||
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| | | Family Connections® is a free, 12-week course that meets weekly for two hours to provide education, ... 2 Replies 1064 Views | 2 Replies | 1064 Views | ||
| | | Does anyone have a list of the best private hospital inpatient programs for BPD in Australia? Many t... 3 Replies 1257 Views | 3 Replies | 1257 Views | ||
| | | Hi! I'm wondering if anyone of you heard any rumour about the government making courses like Diploma... 2 Replies 1432 Views | 2 Replies | 1432 Views | ||
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| |  | I've read about the hearing voices movement. There's a TED Talk with over two million views by an En... 9 Replies 5232 Views | 9 Replies | 5232 Views | ||
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