Vol. 2, No. 3 (Summer 2004) | 48 pages | PDF (1.0 MB)

 Background

• Editor's Message (Eric Macnaughton)

• Letters to the Editor

• Families as Partners for Mental Health [guest editorial] (Nicole Chovil and Keli Anderson)

• For Better or Worse: The impact of a child's mental disorder on the family – A review of the literature (Sarah Hamid-Balma)

• Give the Relationship Some Oxygen (Keli Anderson)

• Is 'Bad Parenting' the Chicken or the Egg? (Don Duncan)

• Learning to Be a Different Kind of Parent (Susan Inman)

• Men and Support Groups (Howard Fluxgold)

• Dear Dad (Christine)

• Psychosis: A parent's perspective (Mike Singleton)

Experiences and Perspectives

• Holding On While Letting Go: The contradictions of teenage mental illness (Pam)

• My Son Sam: He may have inherited more than he bargained for (Tara)

• Two Views of a Cup of Juice (Jan Lars Jensen)

• The Mad Muslim: A South Asian, East African, Middle Eastern perspective on mental illness, abuse and family (Farah Tejani)

• My Recovery: Safety, freedom and friends (Caroline Fei-Yeng Kwok)

• Jessie's Hope (Diana Budden)

• Gavin's Suicide: A mum's memorial and hope to understand a horrible and secret condition (Heather Craig)

• My Role as a Teacher-Mother (Or is it Mother-Teacher?) (Donna Murphy)

Alternatives and Approaches

• Engaging a Young Person in Care

• How to Deal with your Drug-Abusing Child? Try reversing roles (Jeff Thompson)

• The Dance of Caring: Motivating young people to be involved in treatment (Connie Easton)

• Family Education

• Emotional Impact Series [book review and resource list] (Jennifer Quan)

• Finding Useful Health Information Online (Mykle Ludvigsen)

• How Families Can Help Children Manage Problems with Anxiety (Melanie O'Neill)

• A Family Story: An insider's look at growing up in a family unaware of mental illness and alcoholism (Murphy Kennedy)

• When Someone You Love Is Depressed: How to help your loved one without losing yourself [book review] (Pat Merrett)

Regional Programs

• Chinese Family Support Groups in Vancouver (Sophia Woo and Raymond Li)

• Peer Support for Parents of Psychosis Sufferers (Nicole Chovil)

• The Art of Involving Families at CAPE (Deb Kinvig)

• Donnie Darko: Youth mental illness on film (Analee Weinberger and Harry Karlinsky)

• Perennials: A Survivor and Thriver of Manic Depression (Tara) [online only]

• Resources