{"id":3823,"date":"2025-12-19T14:42:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T19:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/epi-nc\/?page_id=3823"},"modified":"2026-01-29T15:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T20:28:13","slug":"resources-for-families","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/epi-nc\/for-caregivers\/resources-for-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources for Families"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following sites offer more information for families looking to better understand First Episode Psychosis and Coordinated Specialty Care.<\/p>\n<p>The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) site has many resources for families including factsheets, videos, brochures, online resources, and telephone resources.<\/p>\n<p>Watch this short video made by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicecollective.co.uk\/understanding-voices\">The Voice Collective<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More videos: <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeopro.com\/user23094934\/voices-of-recovery\/page\/1\">Voices of Recovery<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yL9UJVtgPZY&amp;t=154\">simulation <\/a>of what it feels like to hear voices, and the Center for Practice Innovations First Episode Psychosis <a href=\"https:\/\/practiceinnovations.org\/resources\/first-episode-psychosis-recovery-stories\">Recovery Stories<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2381 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/epi-nc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/720\/2018\/06\/people-walking-in-winter-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/epi-nc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/720\/2018\/06\/people-walking-in-winter-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/epi-nc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/720\/2018\/06\/people-walking-in-winter-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/epi-nc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/720\/2018\/06\/people-walking-in-winter-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/epi-nc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/720\/2018\/06\/people-walking-in-winter-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/epi-nc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/720\/2018\/06\/psychosis-pamphlet.pdf\">Phases of Psychosis Recovery<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/epi-nc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/720\/2024\/09\/AltitudesTileInfo.pdf\">Resources Shared by Families<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bs-callout bs-callout-default\">\n<h2>Guides<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/epi-nc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/720\/2025\/05\/Navigating-Psychosis-Muslim-education-sheet.pdf\">Navigating a First Episode of Psychosis for Muslim patients and Families: A Guide (English)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit;background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/epi-nc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/720\/2025\/05\/Navigating-Psychosis-education_Arabic.pdf\">Navigating a First Episode of Psychosis for Muslim patients and Families: A Guide (Arabic)<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"bs-callout bs-callout-default\">\n<h2>Other Resources<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>The following bilingual (English and Spanish) handouts were created to support family members and caregivers of young people experiencing first episode psychosis. Each resource offers accessible, evidence-based information on important topics, including understanding psychosis, treatment and recovery, managing difficult moments, self-care for caregivers, and reducing stigma. These materials aim to promote knowledge-sharing, compassionate support, and foster long-term recovery for individuals and family members.<\/p>\n<p>This project was supported by the UNC Mental Health ACCESS Grant (<em>Altitudes en Espa\u00f1ol),\u00a0<\/em>awarded to Drs. Kelsey Ludwig, David Penn, Felice Reddy, and Diana Perkins. The grant aimed to enhance access to care and improve the cultural relevance of materials for family members of young people experiencing psychosis in North Carolina.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/epi-nc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/720\/2025\/05\/What-is-Psychosis-English-and-Spanish25.pdf\">WHAT IS PSYCHOSIS\/ QU\u00c9 ES LA PSICOSIS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/epi-nc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/720\/2025\/05\/Making-Sense-of-Psychosis.-English-and-Spanish20.pdf\">MAKING SENSE OF PSYCHOSIS\/C\u00d3MO HABLAR SOBRE LA PSICOSIS CON FAMILIARES Y AMIGOS<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/epi-nc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/720\/2025\/05\/Treatment-and-Recovery.-English-and-Spanish96.pdf\">TREATMENT &amp; RECOVERY\/TRATAMIENTO Y RECUPERACI\u00d3N<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/epi-nc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/720\/2025\/05\/Care-for-the-Carer.-English-and-Spanish6.pdf\">CARE FOR THE CARER \/ CUIDAR AL CUIDADOR<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/epi-nc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/720\/2025\/05\/Managing-Psychosis.-English-and-Spanish67.pdf\">MANAGING PSYCHOSIS\/MANEJO DE LA PSICOSIS<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following sites offer more information for families looking to better understand First Episode Psychosis and Coordinated Specialty Care. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) site has many resources for families including factsheets, videos, brochures, online resources, and telephone resources. Watch this short video made by The Voice Collective More videos: Voices of Recovery, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/epi-nc\/for-caregivers\/resources-for-families\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Resources for Families\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119894,"featured_media":0,"parent":3801,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-3823","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"_links_to":[],"_links_to_target":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/epi-nc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/epi-nc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/epi-nc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/epi-nc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/119894"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/epi-nc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3823"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/epi-nc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4170,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/epi-nc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3823\/revisions\/4170"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/epi-nc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/epi-nc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}