Unchartered waters: information for new carers

This is a report from the Northern Sydney Central Coast Area Health Service, Mental Health Drug & Alcohol, entitled: Uncharted Waters: Information for carers, family and friends of people with mental illness, 2009.

The purpose of the document, Uncharted Waters, is to provide some initial answers and guidance about mental illness, the mental health system and the caring role. In a sense, to chart the waters. While the territory may be new for you, many have travelled its path before you and we hope to draw on their experiences to help make your journey a little bit easier.