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This page provides information for people from a culturally and linguistically diverse background. This information can help you to support someone that you care for who is feeling unwell, anxious or stressed out.
This brochure provides information for family members and carers of young people experiencing serious mental health issues which may result in the young person being taken to a child and adolescent mental health service in a hospital.
Caring for a person with a mental health issue can be challenging. This information provides practical advice to help you navigate a crisis when the mental health of the person you care for becomes seriously unwell.
As a mental health carer, you may need to help the person you care for understand issues about their diagnosis. This brochure discusses the advantages and disadvantages of a person with mental health issues knowing their diagnosis.
This brochure provides information on your rights and those of the person you care for when navigating the mental health system.
This page is for families and carers when someone has suicidal thoughts or harming behaviours. It will help you understand suicidality, what to expect in the long-term, how to offer support, maintain your well-being and balance caregiving with your daily life responsibilities.
This page provides information for people who are concerned that another person is not seeking immediate help related to their serious mental health issues.
This page provides information for carers on what happens in the emergency department.
When someone you care about is admitted to a mental health hospital unit it can be very confusing and stressful. This page provides information for close friends, family members, kinship groups and carers of a person with a mental illness.
This page provides information for carers about the Mental Health Review Tribunal.
This page provides information for carers about community treatment orders. It explains what community treatment orders are, and how carers and families are involved.
This page provides information for families and carers who are caring for someone at home or in the community. It contains information on community mental health teams, community based organisations, and GPs.
This page provides information for carers about mental health services in private hospitals in NSW.
This page provides information on how carers can share information with health professionals and the Mental Health Review Tribunal.
This page provides information for families and carers of forensic patients in the NSW Criminal Justice system. It contains important general information for carers.
This page provides information about carers rights. The Mental Health Act recognises the rights of carers. These rights apply in public hospitals, private hospitals, and community mental health services.