«They mess you up, your mum and dad.
They may not mean to but they do.
They fill you with the faults they had
And add some extra just for you.»
By Philip Larkin (9 August 1922 – 2 December 1985).

This group is for children and adult children who live(d) with and/or care(d) for a parent with mental illness, mental health troubles or emotional difficulties. This group is as well for parents with a mental illness or mental health problems.

I created this group with two goals:
1) give a place for discussion, sharing and support;
2) share resources available on the net on this subject.

The links section gives links to resources for children, youth, and adult children of parents with mental illness.

I need to precise that this group is not affiliated or linked with the Australian Children of Parents with a Mental Illness (COPMI) Initiative.

I would like all participants to be tolerant, not-discriminatory, understanding and not-judgmental.

Help me make this group an effective support group for youths and adults with a parent who has a mental illness.

As an introduction you may read these two articles:
When Your Parent Has A Mental Illness
http://www.counselingcenter.illinois.edu/?page_id=172

Parents with Depression and Child Outcomes: How Parents’ Depression Affects Children
http://www.tapartnership.org/specialtopics/parents_with_depression.asp

Welcome, Christophe (read less)

«They mess you up, your mum and dad.
They may not mean to but they do.
They fill you with the faults they had
And add some extra just for you.»
By Philip Larkin (9 August 1922 – 2 December 1985).

This group is for children and adult children who live(d) with and/or care(d) for a parent with mental illness, mental health troubles or emotional difficulties. This group is as well for parents with a mental illness or mental health problems.

I created this group with two goals:
1) give a place... (read more)