The Mental Health Act 2014 recognises the importance of people who provide personal support to people with a mental illness and provides these people with rights. They are called a 'personal support person'.
The Act recognises this role as well as the rights and views of the person they are supporting.
A 'personal support person' for someone with mental illness, can be a:
- unpaid carer
- close family member
- nominated person
- parent
- guardian
Resources for people supporting a person with a mental illness
- eLearning – If you are a new user please register and create a log-in (Mental Health Commission)
- Charter of Mental Health Care Principles:
- Mental Health Act 2014 - For Schedule 1 Charter of Health Care Principles, and definition of 'personal support person'
- Handbook – written by carers for carers
