Carers Knowledge Exchange
Search
Close
Important information
Log In Subscribe for updates
  • Home
  • About
  • Research Library
  • Get Involved
  • Support for carers
  • My Research
  • Discussion Forum
  • Carer Hub
  • Home
  • About
  • Research Library
  • Get Involved
  • Support for carers
  • My Research
  • Discussion Forum
  • Carer Hub
Log In Subscribe for updates

<< Back to Results

  • Search

“How can I take a break?”

Coping strategies and support needs of mental health carers

Published Date: 30.6.2015

View Publication

Theme: Carer health and wellbeing

Sub-theme: Mental health

Mental health carers Mental health Wellbeing Support services

Verification Statement

This publication / resource is hosted on a publicly available external link. If the full text is not publicly accessible, summary points are included and a contact method for the author(s) is provided, where available.

The summary information presented is based on content submitted by an author or other user
, along with publicly available information about the publication / resource added by the Carer Knowledge Exchange team.

All content is reviewed, edited and approved by the Carer Knowledge Exchange team, in line with our Submission Guidelines.


To report an issue or request a change, please complete our Feedback Form.

 

Theme: Carer health and wellbeing

Sub-theme: Mental health

View Publication Mental health carers Mental health Wellbeing Support services

Verification Statement

This publication / resource is hosted on a publicly available external link. If the full text is not publicly accessible, summary points are included and a contact method for the author(s) is provided, where available.

The summary information presented is based on content submitted by an author or other user
, along with publicly available information about the publication / resource added by the Carer Knowledge Exchange team.

All content is reviewed, edited and approved by the Carer Knowledge Exchange team, in line with our Submission Guidelines.


To report an issue or request a change, please complete our Feedback Form.

 

“How can I take a break?”

Coping strategies and support needs of mental health carers

Published Date: 30.6.2015

  • Author/ Authors

    Timothy Broady, Katherine Stone

  • Suggested citation (APA 7th edition)

    Broady, T., & Stone, K. (2015). “How Can I Take a Break?” Coping strategies and support needs of mental health carers. Social Work in Mental Health, 13(4), 318–335. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2014.955941

Long Summary

This article focuses on the experiences of carers who care for people with mental health issues. The study found that carers of people with mental health suffered poor mental health themselves. The article focuses on more effectively providing services to carers through identifying carers who may be experiencing lower wellbeing.

    Key Messages for Carers


  • Suggests a need for better access to support services for mental health carers
  • Advocates for individualised and personally beneficial mental health support to be provided to carers

  • Key Messages for Policy Makers


  • Raises awareness regarding the mental health supports needed for mental health carers
  • Emphasises the importance of service providers providing contextually appropriate mental health services

Related Publications

  • Care factor

    Kristine Rawlinson , Sara James

    View
  • Primary caregivers’ satisfaction with clinicians’ response to them as informal carers of young people with first-episode psychosis

    Terence V McCann , Dan I Lubman , Eileen Clark

    View
  • An economic evaluation of a telephone outcall intervention for informal carers of cancer patients in Australia

    Scott Richards-Jones , Cathrine Mihalopoulos , Leila Heckel , Kate M. Gunn , Marcus Tan , Patricia M. Livingston

    View
  • Carers' preferences for the delivery of therapy services for people with disability in rural Australia

    Gisselle Gallego , Angela Dew , Anita Bundy , Kim Bulkeley , Jennie Brentnall , Craig Veitch

    View

By the same Author

  • Carer legislation, policy support initiatives and future implications

    Christina Aggar , Timothy Broady

    View
  • Understanding the social and emotional needs of carers

    Trish Hill , Timothy Broady

    View
  • Carers missing out

    Timothy Broady , Nicole Webber

    View
  • Exploring manual handling practices by informal carers

    Kate Thomas , Carole James , Timothy Broady

    View

There are 18 other results by the same Authors

View All
  • How to use the Research Library

    Find out more about how to find a resource on the Carer Knowledge Exchange Research Library here.

    FAQs
  • Add your research

    Is something important missing from the Research Library? Share your research or suggest research by another author using our submission form. For more information about how to create an account click here and for more information about how to upload a publication to the research library click here.

    My Research

  • About
  • Subscribe for updates
  • Support for carers

  • Research Library
  • My Research
  • Submission guidelines

  • Contact us
  • Upcoming events
  • Frequently asked questions

Follow us on social media

  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Terms & conditions
The Carer Knowledge Exchange is led by Carers NSW and proudly funded by the NSW Government. It was established as a partnership between Carers NSW and the Institute for Public Policy and Governance (IPPG) at the University of Technology Sydney from 2021-2024. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.