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Invisible Children's Project: Resources

The following manual, bilingual brochure, and legal guide were originally developed for the Invisible Children's Project at the Mental Health Association in Orange County, Inc. or the related Parents with Psychiatric Disabilities Project at the Mental Health Association of New York State, Inc.:

Manual:

Working with Parents with Psychiatric Disabilities and Their Children: A Family Centered Approach

This manual is a "soup to nuts" on the issue of parents with mental illness and on replicating the Invisible Children’s Project. The manual was jointly produced by the Mental Health Association in Orange County, Inc. and the Mental Health Association of New York State, Inc. It is available from:

The Mental Health Association of New York State, Inc.
194 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12210
Phone: (518) 434-0439

Bilingual Brochure:

This brochure was jointly produced by the Maternal-Infant Services Network (Central Valley, NY) and the Mental Health Association in Orange County, Inc. It is available from:

The Mental Health Association in Orange County, Inc.
20 Walker Street
Goshen, NY 10924
Phone: (845) 294-7411
Fax: (845) 294-7348
www.mhaorangeny.com

Legal Guide:

Helping Yourself Through Family Court Proceedings: A Guide for Parents with Psychiatric Disabilities  Darlene Ward and Melanie Shaw, Esq.

This brief guide is available from:

The Mental Health Association of New York State, Inc.
194 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12210
Phone: (518) 434-0439
Fax: (518) 427-8676
www.mhanys.org

This guide is also available on-line at www.mhanys.org/familycourt.htm

Other Resources:

Families Facing Solutions Mental Health Module

This home-based mentoring and parent training curriculum model is designed for serving families with a parent who has a psychiatric disability. The program trains social workers and other mental health professionals to become home-based family mentors. The Mental Health Association in Orange County, New York State, has found that this home-based mentoring model works better than traditional parenting curricula. For this module, contact:

Arlene Brett Gordon, Ph.D.
10833 Cypress Glen Drive
Coral Springs, FL 33071
Phone: (954) 344-7261
E-mail: arlenebg@aol.com

Parents with Serious Mental Illness

Virginia Child Protection Newsletter (VCPN), Summer 1999, Volume 56.
Edited by Joann Grayson, Ph.D.

This special 16-page issue of the VCPN gives an overview of the issue of families affected by parents with mental illness. For copies of this issue, contact:

Joann Grayson, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology, MSC 7401
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Phone: (540) 568-6482
E-mail: graysojh@jmu.edu

Making the Invisible Visible: Parents with Psychiatric Disabilities Networks: Practical Tools for a Changing Environment, Spring 2000.

This is a special issue of Networks, which is published by and available from:

The National Technical Assistance Center for State Mental Health Planning (NTAC)
66 Canal Center Plaza,
Suite 302
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703) 739-9333

This issue is also available on-line at www.nasmhpd.org/ntac

Coalition Building: The Foundation of Advocacy

November 1999

This general coalition building document is available from:

Mental Health America
www.mentalhealthamerica.net

For cost information, please contact each resource's organization representative listed.

 

 
 
 
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