Parents & Carers

Parents and Carers may not know how to talk to a young person about their problems, how to support them when needed, where to get help for a young person or how to seek support for themselves.

The 'Something's not right' video clip, that relates the first time a parent sought help for her daughter, is taken from a DVD entitled 'Where There's Hope' which was produced by the ORYGEN Research Centre. (Click here to order the full DVD.)

For more clips and fact sheets regarding how to support a young person go to the How you can help page.

The parents in the 'Talk to Others' video clip discuss the benefits of talking to other carers about coping with their own situation.

For more information regarding how parents and carers can get support for themselves go to the Help for carers page.

For specific information and fact sheets about mental health and illness, drugs and alcohol, research and an 'Ask the Expert' section click here.