Families & Mental Illness
Finding support
Caring for someone with a mental illness can be an arduous task, taking a lot of the energy and resources from the carer on a daily basis. As a carer, you are like a ‘boat in a hurricane; you just hold on’. Holding on can be made easier with the support of others. In this clip, carers talk about how sharing their experience with others in support groups and chat rooms has helped them to feel connected and develop a black sense of humour.
These Speaking From Experience Families and Mental Illness video clips offer firsthand accounts from six people living with the affects of a mental illness. They discuss the impact that mental illness has had on their lives.
