Helping Your Loved One
- Communicating with a Loved One Who Has a Mental Illness (PowerPoint or complete document)
- Coping With Family Conflicts – Some Suggestions
- Pathways to Increasing Independence for Adults with Mental Illness
- Problem Solving as a Wellness Tool
- Strategies for Helping Mentally Ill Loved Ones
- Suicide – Prevention; Coping with the Aftermath
Practical Issues
- Estate Planning – More Than Just a Will
- Housing Options for People Living with Mental Illness
- How to Get Services for Someone with Mental Illness (PowerPoint or complete document)
- Planning for the Future of a Loved One with Mental Illness
- Social Security Disability
Treatment for Mental Illness
- Caring for the Whole Person: a Psychiatrist’s Perspective
- Choosing the Right Mental Health Professional
- Inpatient Hospitalization
- Specific Diagnoses and Conditions
- Strategies Family Members Can Use to Communicate with Mental Health Professionals (despite HIPAA)
Youth
- Early and First Episode Psychosis – What is it and how should it be treated?
- How to Access Valuable Behavioral Services in PA: Consider Medical Assistance for a Child/Teen with a Serious Disability
- Mental Health Books for Children and Teens and Their Parents
- Resources for Helping Children and Teens
- Resources for Transition Age Youth (16-24)
Self-care for Caregivers
- Ambiguous Loss (PowerPoint; YouTube PowerPoint + audio, Part 1 and Part 2)
- Caregiver Selfcare (PowerPoint)
General
- Frequently Asked Questions about Mental Health Services (PowerPoint or complete document)
- Steps to Better Physical Health
- What We Need to Know & Do – A Faith-Based African-American Perspective (PowerPoint)
Criminal Justice
- Helping Individuals with Mental Illness to Avoid or Deal with the Criminal Justice System (PowerPoint or complete document)
- Mental Illness and Violence (YouTube video, PowerPoint PDF or Summary with references)
Additional advice and information is available from our Recommended Web Resources. In addition, NAMI has helpful advice for coping with the multiple challenges of living with a mental health condition and for family members, as well as information about treatments for mental illness .
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