Course: How To Support Young People Living with Parental Mental Illness

In this video, Dr Alan Cooklin (founder of Our Time) demonstrates practical methods for explaining mental illness to children and young people. Please post your thoughts on this discussion point …

This diagram illustrates the key principles of the ‘Who Cares? programme, at both a whole school level and at an individual level. This combined approach ensures that all young people …

In this model, we put forward the idea that the child experiences the parent’s withdrawal as rejection and that they attempt to bridge the gap by adapting their own mind …

This week, we have explored: The difficulties COPMI experience in reaching out to seek help and the reasons associated with this The various ways we can identify children and young …

In this animation, we explore how social stigma can play a role in contributing to COPMI struggling to open up about their situation. Please consider the question below and post …

Here we meet Ambeya, a young person living with a parent with a mental illness. She explains her experiences of dealing with the stigma surrounding her mum’s mental illness. Please …

Meet Our Time’s CEO, Dympna Cunnane, who will explain more about what you will be learning on the course.

In this video, we meet Alice and Emily, siblings who are both living with a parent with mental illness. Please post your thoughts on this discussion point using the comments …

Here is an illustration of some of the key indicators that COPMI may display in a professional setting such as at school. It is important to note that not all …

This diagram illustrates the different sources of mental illness and how they relate to each other. Please post your thoughts on the following discussion point using the comments section. How …

Welcome to Week 3. This week we will be focussing on how we can best identify this often hidden group of children and young people. We will also gain a …

A summary of the learning in Week 4: This week, we have explored: How to explain mental illness to children and young people How to talk to COPMI and parents …

The two worksheets below have been designed by Our Time as part of our Who Cares? Schools programme. Both resources support students to identify the challenges they are facing and …