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Queensland Health Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Directorate has developed a range of fact sheets aimed at providing mental health carers with relevant information and contacts to support carers in their role.  Below are a number of fact sheets and more are being drafted for development on a regular basis.  Please return to this site for further fact sheets as they are developed.

Getting involved Includes information on getting involved, working with the treatment team, where do I begin, caring for yourself, confidentiality and consent, questions and discharge planning and relapse prevention.
You are not alone Includes information on how you may feel initially, caring for yourself, useful strategies and links to further sources of information.
Commitment to carers Includes information on what a carer for someone with mental health issues can expect from the Queensland Government.
Dual diagnosis Includes information on mental illness and alcohol and/or other substance use, where to begin, stages of change and caring for yourself.
Forensic - Involvement with the law Includes information on forensic mental health (people with a mental illness that have been charged with an offence), the role of the District Forensic Liaison Officer, the forensic process, caring for yourself and links to further information.
Older persons - Caring for older people with mental health issues Includes information on Older Persons Mental Health Services, getting help, what is mental illness, caring for yourself, strategies for helping me, sources of further information.
Child and youth - Mental health concerns in children and young people Includes information on definitions, early intervention, warning signs, communicating with staff, coping strategies for the family and sources of further information.