Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Last update: 20 November 2009,
by Maureen Bell

Lists of books and journal articles can be found on my bibliographies and reading lists page - on mental disorders in adolescents, on adolescent psychiatry, on child behavior disorders, on mental disorders in children, on mental disorders diagnosed in childhood and on child psychiatry (Medline differentiates between child and adolescent psychiatry - the medical science that deals with the origin, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders in children and adolescents - and the disorders themselves). Books and journal articles on early intervention are listed separately.

Material on suicidal behaviour in young people is here.

For practice guidelines related to treatment of child and adolescent mental disorders click here

Library members have online access to a wide range of journals in this area. A selection of titles is listed below.

Australian Journal of Early Childhood
Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal
Child Psychiatry and Human Development
Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
Development and Psychopathology
Early Human Development
European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Infant and Child Development
Infant Behavior and Development
Infant Mental Health Journal
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines
Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Australian Links

All In The Mind - 3 August 2003 - Alien Minds?: Getting Inside Babies' Heads
All In The Mind - 14 August 2004 - Worried Children - how anxious should we be?
All In The Mind - 10 September 2005 - The Wings of a Butterfly - Children, Teenagers and Anxiety.
All In The Mind - 17 September 2005  - Missing the Point! - The mysteries of Autism
All In The Mind - 24 June 2006 - Early childhood and the developing brain
All In The Mind - 5 August 2006 - False memories and young minds
All In The Mind - 13 January 2007 - In the mind of the child soldier
Transcripts and audios from All in the Mind, a series on ABC Radio National. Other programs can be found here

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Preschool Aged Children
By Philip Hazell. (Clinical Approaches to Early Intervention in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, vol. 1) Australian Early Intervention Network for Mental Health in Young People, 2000.

The Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health Vol. 2(3) November 2003
This special issue of AeJAMH focuses on one approach to parent management training - Triple P.

Australian Temperament Project - Australian Institute of Family Studies
The Australian Temperament Project (ATP) is a longitudinal study of the psychosocial development of a large and representative sample of Australian children born in the state of Victoria, Australia between September 1982 and January 1983. The study aims to trace the pathways to psychosocial adjustment and maladjustment across the lifespan, and to investigate the contribution of personal, family and environmental factors to development and wellbeing. Many of the publications listed on the site are available online, or appear in journals which the Library holds.

Building Capacity for Mental Health
O'Hanlon, A., Ratnaike, D., Parham, J., Kosky, R. & Martin, G. Building capacity for mental health: A two and a half year follow-up of the Auseinet reorientation of services projects. Adelaide: The Australian Network for Promotion, Prevention and Early Intervention for Mental Health (Auseinet), 2002.

Child Neglect Literature Review
By Johanna Watson. New South Wales Department of Community Services, May 2005. This literature review of neglect has been undertaken to assist in refining definitions, examining risk factors, investigating developmental consequences, guiding management of cases, informing policy and identifying service strategies.

Climbing Trees and Building Dens: Mental health and well-being in young adults and the long-term effects of childhood play experience
A study funded by the Forestry Commission and conducted by Christine Milligan and Amanda Bingley. Institute for Health Research, Lancaster University, July 2004.

Consumer Measurement Systems and Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Bickman, L., Nurcombe, B., Townsend, C., Belle, M., Schut, J., and Karver, M. Consumer Measurement Systems and Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Canberra, Department of Health and Family Services, 1998.

Early Intervention for Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents
By Mark Dadds, Anita Seinen, Janet Roth, and Paul Harnett. (Clinical approaches to early intervention in child and adolescent mental health, vol.2). The Australian Early Intervention Network for Mental Health in Young People, 2000.

Early Intervention in Conduct Problems in Children
By Matthew R. Sanders, Shylaja Gooley, and Jan Nicholson. (Clinical approaches to early intervention in child and adolescent mental health, vol. 3). The Australian Early Intervention Network for Mental Health in Young People, 2000.

Early Intervention in the Mental Health of Young People: A Literature Review
By Cathy Davis, Graham Martin, Robert Kosky, and Anne O'Hanlon. The Australian Early Intervention Network for Mental Health in Young People, 2000.

Getting in Early: A Framework for Early Intervention and Prevention in Mental Health for Young People in New South Wales
New South Wales Health Department, October 2001.

Getting Through: Responding to Young People's Mental Health Issues in the Youth Sector
Youth Affairs Council of South Australia, 2006.

HeadRoom
A consortium of agencies led by the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Division of Mental Health together with the Universities of Adelaide and South Australia, were successful in obtaining funding from Living Health to develop a major mental health promotion program for children and young people. This site is one of the fruits of their efforts (and the efforts of the young people who have contributed to it).

Independent Evaluation of Headspace: the National Youth Mental Health Foundation Evaluation plan
By Kristy Muir, Shannon McDermott, Ilan Katz, Roger Patulny, Saul Flaxman, and Sandra Gendera. National Youth Mental Health Foundation, The University of Melbourne, November 2008.
SPRC Report 20/08

Infancy to Young Adulthood: A Mental Health Policy for Western Australia
Produced by the Mental Health Division, Department of Health of Western Australia, February, 2001.

Mental Health and Young People
Mental health and young people: A report into the nature of mental health problems experienced by young people and implications for service provision A report to the National Youth Affairs Research Scheme; prepared by Michael Sawyer, David Meldrum, Bruce Tonge, and Jennifer Clark. Hobart: Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies, 1992 (this online reprint: July 1997)

The Mental Health of Young People in Australia
Child and Adolescent Component of the National Survey of Mental Health and Well-Being. By Michael G. Sawyer and others. Mental Health and Special Programs Branch, Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, 2000.

Model Projects for Early Intervention in the Mental Health of Young People: Reorientation of Services
By Anne O'Hanlon, Robert Kosky, Graham Martin, Pauline Dundas, and Cathy Davis. The Australian Early Intervention Network for Mental Health in Young People, 2000.

A New Name for Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy: Defining Fabricated or Induced Illness by Carers
By Ellen Fish, Leah Bromfield, and Daryl Higgins.
Child Abuse Prevention Issues, no. 23, Spring 2005.

Our Best Investment: A State Plan to Protect and Advance the Interests of Children
Report of the Review of Child Protection in South Australia, by Robyn Layton. Adelaide, Department of Human Services, 2003.

The Perinatal Period: Early Interventions for Mental Health
By Nick Kowanenko, Bryanne Barnett, Cathrine Fowler, and Stephen Matthey. (Clinical approaches to early intervention in child and adolescent mental health, vol. 4). The Australian Early Intervention Network for Mental Health in Young People, 2000.

Prevention and Early Intervention Literature Review
By Johanna Watson et al. New South Wales Department of Community Services, May 2005. In this publication prevention and early intervention refers to promoting the conditions necessary for young children's healthy development,in order to prevent the development of future problems such as child abuse, emotional and behavioural problems, substance abuse and criminal behaviour. Current thinking about early intervention increasingly accepts the premise that early childhood experience crucially determines health.

Prevention Initiatives for Child and Adolescent Mental Health: NSW Resource Document
Centre for Mental Health, NSW Health Department, 2000.

Psychological Adjustment of Children with Chronic Conditions
By Heather Swanston, Katrina Williams, and Kenneth Nunn. (Clinical approaches to early intervention in child and adolescent mental health, vol. 5). The Australian Early Intervention Network for Mental Health in Young People, 2000.

Psychological Well Being of Child and Adolescent Refugee and Asylum Seekers: Overview of Major Research Findings of the Past Ten Years
A literature review undertaken by Trang Thomas, Professor of Psychology, and Winnie Lau, a Clinical Psychology Researcher, at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Prof Thomas is an assistant commissioner to the National Inquiry. National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention, May 2002.

Research and Consultation Among Young People on Mental Health Issues:Final Report
The final report (1997) of a research program conducted by Keys Young for the Mental Health Strategy.

Responding to the Mental Health Needs of Young People in Australia
Responding to the mental health needs of young people in Australia : discussion paper, principles and strategies, February 2004.

Victoria's Mental Health Service: The Framework for Service Delivery: Child and Adolescent Services
Published by the Psychiatric Services Branch, Victorian Government Department of Health and Community Services, April 1996.

Western Australia's Clinicians Guide to Outcome Measurement Children & Adolescents
Perth, Office of Mental Health, Department of Health 2003.

Overseas Links

AIMS: Developmental Indicators of Emotional Health
The AIMS (Attachment-Interaction-Mastery-Social Support): Developmental Indicators of Emotional Health, developed by the National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement, is designed to promote positive emotional functioning in young children and their families. This assessment and brief intervention system is recommended for multi-disciplinary and professional use with children zero to five and their families. The following online resources are available from their web site

AIMS: Developmental Indicators of Emotional Health – User's Manual
By Susan E Partridge, and Jayne D Marsh. 3rd ed. NCROI, July 1996.

AIMS Forms (Complete set of forms suitable for photocopying) AIMS: Developmental Indicators of Emotional Health
By Susan E Partridge, Deborah Devine, John Hornstein, and Jayne D B Marsh. NCROI, 1998.

Strengthening the Foundations of Emotional Health in Early Childhood: A Handbook for Practitioners
By Susan E Partridge, Deborah Devine, John Hornstein, and Jayne D B Marsh. 2nd. ed. NCROI, 2001 This handbook supplements the AIMS User Manual.

Training Manual for Health Professionals in Well-Child Care Settings
Edited by Jayne D B Marsh. NCROI, June 1992.

Blamed and Ashamed: The Treatment Experiences of Youth with Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders and their Families
Produced by the Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health, and Keys for Networking, Inc., October 2000.

Bodywise Handbook
This site, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women's Health, provides fact sheets and resource lists designed to help health care providers and school personnel to detect eating disorders among adolescents and provide suggestions for promoting positive body image and healthy eating behaviours.

Caring for Children and Adolescents with Mental Disorders: Setting WHO Directions
Geneva, World Health Organization, 2003.

Child and Adolescent Mental Health: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals
Produced by the British Medical Association (BMA) Board of Science in June 2006.

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Policies and Plans
Mental Health Policy and Service Guidance Package. WHO, 2005.

Child Trauma Academy Materials
The Child Trauma Academy aims to help improve the lives of traumatized and maltreated children by endeavouring to improve the systems that educate, nurture, and protect them. There is a range of publications here for both caregivers, and professionals.

Childhood mental health and life chances in post-war Britain: insights from three national birth cohort studies
A report by Marcus Richards and Rosemary Abbott, in conjunction with Guy Collis, Paul Hackett, Matthew Hotopf, Diana Kuh, Peter Jones, Barbara Maughan and Michael Parsonage. London, Smith Institute, in association with Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health and Unison, 2009.

Children and Families Publications
From the National Mental Health Information Center, United States Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Children’s and young people’s mental health services — YoungMinds
A range of free publications from YoungMinds, a U.K. national charity committed to improving the mental health and emotional well-being of all children and young people. There are also lists of publications on other topics.

Children's Health Policy Centre. Publications
The full text of reports and other literature on mental health issues from the Children's Mental Health Centre at the Simon Fraser University.

The Choice and Partnership Approach
The Choice and Partnership Approach is a clinical system that evolved in Richmond CAMHS in the UK, and is now being widely implemented across the UK and world.

Circle of Security Downloads
Circle of Security is an early intervention program for parents and children.

The effectiveness of pharmacological therapies for young people and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
A critical appraisal of the literature, by Marita Broadstock, and Carolyn Doughty.
NZHTA Report, July 2003 Volume 6 Number 1

Experience of Service Questionnaire
From the Commission for Health Improvement (CHI) the Experience of Service Questionnaire (ESQ) is a 15-item self-completion questionnaire that assesses users’ views of services with respect to accessibility, humanity of care, organisation of care and environment in child and adolescent mental health services. An Experience of Service Questionnaire Handbook is also available.

Facts For Families (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)

First Connections ...make all the difference
This Resource Kit on Infant Attachment has been developed by Health Canada. It includes both resources for professionals and resources for parents.

FOCUS on Clinical Audit in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
By Emma Hardman, and Carol Joughin, from the Research Unit of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. London, Royal College of Psychiatrists, November 1998.

From Pregnancy to Early Childhood: Early Interventions to Enhance the Mental Health of Children and Families. Volume 1 Report
By Jacqueline Barnes and Annemarie Freude-Lagevardi. Sponsored and funded by the Mental Health Foundation, January 2003.
Volume 2 Tables Sponsored and funded by the Mental Health Foundation, September, 2002.

A Good Start in Life: Understanding Your Child's Brain and Behavior
By Norbert Herschkowitz and Elinore Chapman Herschkowitz. Washington, D.C., Joseph Henry Press, 2002.

HandsOnScotland Toolkit
The HandsOnScotland Toolkit is an online resource for anybody working with children and young people. It is a one-stop shop for practical information and techniques on how to respond helpfully to children and young people's troubling behaviour, build up their self-esteem and promote their positive mental wellbeing.

I Want to be Your Friend...But I Don't Know How: Whole Schools Approaches to Children's Mental Health
London, The Mental Health Foundation, June 2001.

Improving Mother/Child Interaction to Promote Better Psychosocial Development in Children
Geneva, World Child and Adolescent Health Organization Programme on Mental Health, 1997.

Intensive Intervention Programs for Children with Autism
By Sue Ludwig, and Christa Harstall. (HTA-8: Series B Health Technology Assessment.) Edmonton, Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, 2001.

Lifetime Impacts: Childhood and Adolescent Mental Health: Understanding the Lifetime Impacts
Report of a seminar organised by the Office of Health Economics and the Mental Health Foundation, April 2004.

MEDLINEplus: Child Behavior Disorders
A collection of resources on this topic from MEDLINEplus, the National Library of Medicine's information service for the public. There is also a section MEDLINEplus: Child Mental Health , and a section on adolescent mental health MedlinePlus: Teen Mental Health

Mental Health and Growing Up, Second Edition
Factsheets for parents, teachers and young people from The Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Mental Health Information - The Royal College of Psychiatrists - Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Books, leaflets, fact sheets, and other publications from the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

The Mental Health Needs of Young People with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
A report commissioned by The Mental Health Foundation and written by Dr Ted Cole, Edward Sellman, Professor Harry Daniels & Dr John Visser, University of Birminghamn August 2002

The Mental Health of Looked-After Children. Bright Futures: Working with Vulnerable Young People
A report commissioned by the Mental Health Foundation based on research by Jo Richardson, Focus, Royal College of Psychiatrists, August 2002.

Music Therapy, and Using Music in Therapy: Freudian Slip
This site is a source for information on how to help children and adolescents use popular music, something they already listen to and enjoy, as a way to express their feelings. It is the work of Matthew J. Bush, a therapist with a background in social work. Also featured on the site is Freudian Slip, Matt's therapeutic rock band.

NeLMH Child and Adolescent Mental Health
This website is part of the Mental Health Specialist Library of the NeLH (National Electronic Library for Health) in the UK

NIMH - Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Resources from the National Institute of Mental Health in the United States.

Persistence, Onset, Risk Factors and Outcomes of Childhood Mental Disorders
This longitudinal study is based on two surveys carried out by the Office for National Statistics among children living in private households in Great Britain. The first survey covered children aged 5 to 15 and was carried out in 1999. The second survey followed up a sample a those from the original survey (all those with a disorder and a third of those with no disorder) approximately three years later in 2002.

Preventing Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People: Progress and Possibilities
Committee on Prevention of Mental Disorders and Substance Abuse Among Children, Youth, and Young Adults: Research Advances and Promising Interventions ; Mary Ellen O'Connell, Thomas Boat, and Kenneth E. Warner, editors ; Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Also Titled: Reducing risks for mental disorders. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2009.

Promising Practices in Children's Mental Health
On this page you will find three series of monographs on Promising Practices in Children's Mental Health. The most recent, the 2001 Series, contains three volumes. The 2000 Series includes three volumes and the 1998 Series, which was released in early 1999, includes seven volumes. They are all produced by the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program of the Federal Center for Mental Health Services in the United States.

Promoting the mental health and psychological well-being of children and young people: report on the implementation of Standard 9 of the National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services
Department of Health (UK), November 2006. This report highlights medium term priorities for local child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) staff and managers. Examples of good practice are supplied in a separate document.

Research & Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health: Publications
A rich reserve of full text material ( books, reports, and journal articles) from the Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon. The Center is dedicated to promoting effective community-based, culturally competent, family-centered services for families and their children who are, or may be affected by mental, emotional or behavioral disorders.

RU-OK - SELF HELP FOR TEENAGERS
This British site was developed by psychologists, psychiatrists, educational professionals, teenagers and web designers / artists. The lead for this project is Dr. Kroll, Honorary Clinical Lecturer at the University of Manchester, and Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at the Manchester Children's University Hospitals. The site is designed for teenagers to use on their own, or in collaboration with an adult. This could be a teacher, learning mentor or educational psychologist. The underlying theory is cognitive behavioural.

School Violence Prevention Publications
From the National Mental Health Information Center, United States Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Taking Stock of Risk Factors for Child/Youth Externalizing Behavior Problems
Editor Della M. Hann, associate editor Nicolette Borek. National Institutes for Health, November 2001.

Unclaimed Children Revisited
Unclaimed Children Revisited is a multi-pronged initiative to generate new knowledge about policies across the United States that promote or inhibit the delivery of high-quality mental health services and supports to children, youth, and families in need. It is an initiative of the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) at Columbia University. Their publications are available free online.

WHO | Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Children of Parents with a Mental Illness

Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Problems: Working with Families.
By Patricia Kearney, Enid Levin, and Gwen Rosen. SCIE (Social Care Institute for Excellence) Report no. 2, June 2003. This report is based on a project that looked at the interfaces within and between services for families where a parent has persistent mental health, alcohol or drug problems.

All In The Mind - 25 May 2003 - Invisible Children - When Mummy or Daddy Has the Sad Sickness
These are transcripts and audios from All in the Mind, a series on ABC Radio National. Other programs can be found here.

Baby Care Plan
Baby Care Plan has been developed by parents and service providers to assist parents to plan for the care of their baby should they be temporarily unable to provide that care due to illness and/or hospitalisation. It is available from the Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association/ Children of Parents with a Mental Illness web site.

Best Beginning: Partnerships Between Primary Health Care and Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Young Children and Their Families
By Elisa A. Rosman, Deborah F. Perry, and Kathy S. Hepburn. Georgetown University National Technical Assistance Center for Children’s Mental Health, August 2005. This report features eight innovative medical home practices that integrate behavioral health screening for the whole family, facilitate referrals to community services, and offer follow-up care.

Children Caring for Parents with Severe and Enduring Mental Illness
Evidence Paper no. 5 of the Young Carers Research Group, Centre for Child and Family Research, Loughborough University. Findings of a two year study by the Young Carers Research Group (in partnership with Rethink, formerly National Schizophrenia Fellowship) which looks at the experiences and needs of children who care for parents with mental illness, their caring and filial relationships and the nature of professional interventions in these families.

Children of Parents with a Mental Illness (COPMI). National Resource Centre
An excellent collection of resources from the Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association.

The Coloured Kit
The Coloured Kit is a resource that provides support and information for young people who have a parent with a mental illness/dual diagnosis and their families. It was produced as a collaboration between a group of experienced young people, the Youth Coalition and the Children of Parents with a Mental Illness Project, Mental Health ACT.

COMIC - Children of Mentally Ill Consumers - Crossroads Conference Papers
Abstracts and papers from the Crossroads Conference - organised and facilitated by Children Of Mentally Ill Consumers (COMIC), Adelaide 18 February 2003

COMIC - Children of Mentally Ill Consumers - Downloads
This page will give you access to the Crossroads Conference abstracts and papers, and the Supporting Our Family kit produced by COMIC.

Coping Tips for Siblings and Adult Children of Persons with Mental Illness
From NAMI - The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. I know this one sounds as if it doesn't really belong on this page, but I think it would certainly be helpful to adolescents dealing with the mental illness of a parent or sib.

Critical Issues for Parents with Mental Illness and their Families, National Mental Health Information Center
Prepared by Joanne Nicholson, Kathllen Biebel, Beth Hinden, Alexis Henry, and Lawrence Stier, for the Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Office of Policy, Planning and Administration, July 2001.

Depression in Parents, Parenting, and Children: Opportunities to Improve Identification, Treatment, and Prevention
Mary Jane England and Leslie J. Sim, Editors; Committee on Depression, Parenting Practices, and the Healthy Development of Children; National Research Council; Institute of Medicine. Washington D.C., National Academies Press, 2009

Drug use in the family: Impacts and implications for children
By Sharon Dawe and others. A report prepared for the Australian National Council on Drugs, November 2006.
ANCD Research Paper 13, 2007.

Dual diagnosis support kit
Resources produced by the New South Wales Department of Community Services. DoCS has developed the Dual Diagnosis Support Kit to help workers and families where there is parental dual diagnosis. The books and resources in the kit are intended to help workers, carers and parents introduce the issues of parental dual diagnosis and explore concerns that children or family members may have.

Experiences of children and young people caring for a parent with a mental health problem
By Diane Roberts, Mim Bernard, Gabriela Misca and Emma Head. London, Social Care Institute for Excellence, May 2008.
SCIE Research briefing 24

The extent and impact of parental mental health problems on families and the acceptability, accessibility and effectiveness of interventions
Systematic map report 1, by Salina Bates, and Esther Coran. Social Care Institute for Excellence, June 2006.

Helping Children Understand Mental Illness: A Resource For Parents And Guardians
A resource from Coping - You are not alone, a project of the Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Invisible Children - When Mummy or Daddy Has the Sad Sickness
All In The Mind - 25 May 2003, the transcript of a broadcast from ABC Radio National.

Maternal Depression-Making a Difference Through Community Action: A Planning Guide
Mental Health America, December 2008. The Guide offers community organizations and other stakeholder groups an easy-to-use, practical framework to create a well-thought-out plan of action that is customized to their communities.

Parental Alcohol Misuse and the Impact on Children: A Literature Review
By Sharon Burke, Virginia Schmied, and Melissa Montrose. New South Wales Department of Commuity Services, July 2006.

Parental Mental Health and Child Welfare Network - Resources
The Parental Mental Health and Child Welfare Network is a national network for social care and health workers in the UK who work with parents with a mental health problem or their children.

Parental Mental Health Database
A web-based database of literature on the detection, extent, and impact of, and interventions for families where a parent has a mental health problem, hosted by the EPPI-Centre which is part of the Social Science Research Unit at the Institute of Education, London.

Parental Mental Illness
By Victoria Hendrick, and Kathleen Daly, this is Report no.13 in the series Building Community Systems for Young Children, UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, 2000.

Patients as Parents: Addressing the needs, including the safety, of children whose parents have mental illness
Council Report CR105, Royal College of Psychiatrists, June 2002.

Principles and Actions for Services and People Working with Children of Parents with a Mental Illness
Prepared by the Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association, for the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, April 2004.

Scoping Project on Children of Parents with a Mental Illness
From the Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association Children of Parents with a Mental Illness (COPMI) Initiative. The full report is available at this site.

Steps Toward Evidence-Based Practices for Parents with Mental Illness and Their Families
By Beth Hinden, Kathleen Biebel, Joanne Nicholson, Alexis Henry, and Lawrence Stier.Prepared for the Center for Mental Health Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Office of Policy, Planning and Administration. March 15, 2002.

Stress and resilience factors in parents with mental health problems and their children
By Lester Parrott, Gaby Jacobs and Diane Roberts. SCIE Research briefing 23, March 2008.

Supporting Families with Parental Mental Illness: A Community Education and Development Workshop
This resource, developed by the British Columbia Schizophrenia Society in November 2002, is described as "A Training Tool for Communities to Organize Services to Support Families".

Below is a series of pamphlets from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Canada

When a parent dies by suicide...-CAMH
When a parent drinks too much alcohol... What kids want to know-CAMH
When a parent has bipolar disorder... What kids want to know-CAMH
When a parent has experienced psychosis... What kids want to know-CAMH
When a parent is depressed... What kids want to know-CAMH

YoungMinds | Mental Illness in Your Family
Information for young people who are dealing with mental illness in a family member