The Ministry of Health will soon release the national COPMIA guideline, currently in draft.
This guideline will outline the responsibilities all mental health and addiction services have to the children of parents with mental illness and or addiction (COPMIA) and their families and whānau. For some, this is going to mean a big shift in the way that services operate. The guideline envisions a mental health and addiction sector that is inclusive of family and whānau, focusses on strengths, and promotes and protects the wellbeing and rights of children. It promotes early intervention in the lives of children to support resilience, offering evidenced based and culturally appropriate ways of working, and across sector partnerships to meet the needs of children and their families and whānau.
For more information click on this link to Te Pou.
Or contact Mark Smith at Te Pou
Phone number: 07 857 1278
Mobile number: 027 687 7127
