AICAFMHA: promoting mental health for young Australians
Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association Ltd
ABN 87 093 479 022
Invisible Children ? When Mummy or Daddy Has the Sad Sickness- This week, growing up with a parent who has mental illness. Small children frequently take on a carer role well before they?re ready for it and their needs remain invisible to adult mental health workers and even to other family members. Many parents are frightened to disclose that they have children for fear that they?ll be taken away. Natasha Mitchell reports on the critical issues, and efforts in Australia to put children?s experiences at the fore.
Audio also available.
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