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RESOURCES LIST ON SIBLINGS’ ISSUES
Almond, D. (2007) My Dad’s a Birdman. London: Walker Books Ltd. (A novel about a
parent’s mental health problems but which can be adapted for young siblings).
Froggatt ,D. ( 2001) Leave my stuff alone- a story for young teen siblings. WFSAD,
Canada
Horn K. and Howe, D. (2002) For brothers and sisters, information about psychosis,
Young People and Early Psychosis Intervention (YPPI) Centre Australia
Ironside,V. (2003) The Wise Mouse. Young Minds, London (for aged 5-11 years)
Lloyd,H. (2002) Children can understand. The Meriden Family Programme, West
Midlands
Maynard C. and Smith J. (2003) Information about psychosis for brothers and sisters
South Worcestershire Early intervention Service, UK
Mulder, S. and Lines,E.(2005) A sibling’s guide to psychosis: information, ideas and
resources. Canadian Mental Health Association, Canada
NSF(Scotland): It’s
www.nsfscot.org.uk
about
you
too!
(age
8-10years)
Download
from
NSF(Scotland): Need to know (age 11-14years) Download from www.nsfscot.org.uk
NSF ( Scotland) Making time to talk (for parents with a mental illness wanting to talk
to children about mental illness) download from www.nsfscot.org.uk
Sherman, M (2006) I’m not alone: A teen’s guide to living with a parent who has
mental illness www.seedsofhopebooks.com
Schizophrenia Society of Ontario (2006) When your brother or sister has
schizophrenia www.schizophrenia.on.ca
‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’ (1993). Movie staring Johnny Depp and Leonardo Di
Caprio dealing with the relationhip between a young disabled man and his brother.
Further Reading:
Lamb, W. (1998). I know this much is true. London: HarperCollins Publishers. (This
is a novel about twins where one has schizophrenia, and may be helpful for staff in
understanding the impact on siblings. Not suitable for children)
Loudon, M. (2006) Relative stranger: A sister’s story. Canangate Books
ISBN:1841956759
Neugeboren, J. (1997). Imagining Robert: My Brother, Madness and Survival. New
York: William Morrow and Company, Inc.
Safer, J. (2003) The normal one: life with a difficult or damaged sibling. Delta Books.
ISBN-10: 0385337566 ; ISBN-13: 978-0385337564
Secunda, V (1997) When madness comes home: Help and hope for the children,
siblings and partners of the mentally ill. Hyperion Books
ISBN-10: 0786861711 ; ISBN-13: 978-0786861712
Simon, C. (1998) Mad house: Growing up in the shadow of mentally ill siblings.
Penguin. ISBN-10: 0140274340 ; ISBN-13: 978-0140274349
USEFUL WEBSITES
E Sibling Project: http://siblingpsychosis.org/
The E-Sibling Project aims to address the needs of siblings by providing interactive
peer support and information on psychosis.
‘Sibs’: www.sibs.org.uk
Generic website for siblings producing information sheets, regular
newsletter, will take calls from siblings, runs workshops. Article on this group
appears in the September 2008 edition of the newsletter.
Young Sibs: www.youngsibs.org.uk
Young Sibs is an online support service for brothers and sisters of disabled children
and young people. It is for siblings who live in the UK and are under 18.
Rethink Siblings: www.rethink.org/siblings
New on-line national network for siblings to share experiences and get support set
up by Rethink mental health charity.
www.champsworldwide.com
For children aged 5-12yrs who have an adult family member with a mental illness.
Dr Gráinne Fadden
June 2013