Topic: Teenage Brain
Parenting and your caring role
Being the parent of a teenager or young adult can be tough. Knowing how to respond when they’re experiencing mental health challenges can be even tougher.
Everyone’s experience is unique
Join us online each month to learn about the topics parents in caring roles find beneficial, such as:
- Relationships and family dynamics
- Understanding self-harm
- Lived experience recovery stories
- Understanding eating disorders
- Alcohol and other drugs
- Communication skills
- Hearing voices
- Self-care and wellbeing
Topics are announced each month.
Each session offers a safe, supportive and non-judgemental environment.
Where: The Online Parent Support Group via zoom provides a service in a safe, supportive and non-judgemental environment.
Cost: There’s no cost for participating.
When: On the first Thursday of the month.
Time: 5.30pm on Zoom
How to register
Contact Caroline Wood at caroline.wood@mifwa.org.au or 9237 8900 to receive the Zoom link on the day of the session.
Introducing Grace
The online parent support group is facilitated by Grace, our family peer facilitator. Grace has a lived experience of caring for her daughter who’s currently in her 20s and experiencing complex mental health challenges. Grace also brings a wealth of experience from her work with other parents in caring roles.