AICAFMHA:
promoting mental health for young Australians
Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association Ltd
ABN 87 093 479 022
Overview of Phase 2 of the COPMI Project
Introduction
The Hon. Trish Worth, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, and Federal Member for Adelaide announced further funding for the COPMI project at the launch of the resource materials from the first phase in April 2004 at the Adelaide Zoo. In June 2004 the Australian Infant Child Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association signed a two-year contract with the Australian Government to meet the following aims and objectives.
Aims and Objectives
The overall aim of the Children of Parents with a Mental Illness initiative is to promote better mental health outcomes for children of parents with a mental illness.
Objectives
To increase awareness and uptake of the COPMI good practice guidelines among individuals and services working with children of parents with a mental illness and their families in Australia.
To promote and support education and training of the health and other relevant workforces (eg. teaching, community, media) regarding the COPMI resources.
To increase awareness of the availability of resource materials complementary to the COPMI good practice guidelines and which are appropriate for children and family members affected by parental mental illness (eg. children, young people, parents, family support people).
Reference Group
A Reference Group representing all Australian States, and including service providers, experts in the field, consumers/carers and key bodies such as Auseinet and the Australian Divisions of General Practice, provided advice to the project.
Current information about the project
Updates about the COPMI Phase 2 project were placed on the AICAFMHA website
approximately twice a month. For further information, contact:
Elizabeth Fudge
COPMI Initiative Project Manager
Ph (08) 8367 0888
Extension 21
Fax (08) 8367 0999
(International prefix +61)
fudgee@aicafmha.net.au
Clearinghouse function
The COPMI project provided a clearinghouse function in relation to programs available for children of parents with a mental illness and their families. The project also collected information about workforce development activities in the 'copmi' field and information about current and past evaluations of 'copmi' programs. This information was then be available to services and individuals wishing to commence or review work in either of these endeavours.
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