Psychosis Support & Learning Resources for Caregivers

If you’re a loved one, parent or friend of someone who is experiencing psychosis, you’ve come to the right place! As caregivers ourselves, we know firsthand how challenging it can be to know how to be the best supporter, so we’ve assembled below some of our go-to resources, including treatment directories, learning materials, trainings, and ways to connect with others.

We wish you well on your caregiving journey, and are here to remind you that you are not alone 🫶🏽

• Specialized psychosis treatment

  • Treatment Directory for Early Psychosis: Find specialized teams offering a mix of supports for teens and young adults experiencing psychosis symptoms for the first time.

  • Resources We Love: Discover treatment directories and other support options for a range of mental health concerns, including low-cost care.

• Urgent support options

  • 988 Lifeline: If your loved one is experiencing a mental health crisis, such as thoughts of death, dying, or suicide, struggling emotionally with substances, please call or text 988 to speak with a trained counselor. You can also chat with trained counselors on the 988 website. 

  • Mobile Crisis Teams: If your loved one is in need of immediate mental health support but does not pose an immediate safety risk, or if you are looking for alternatives to your local police department, please contact your local Mobile Crisis Team. To find your local team, you can:

    • Call/Text 988 and ask to be connected to your local Mobile Crisis Team

    • Search “Mobile crisis team in [insert your county]” in your search engine of choice to find contact information

  • 911: If someone’s life or physical safety is in immediate risk (e.g. active suicide attempt, medical emergency), please call 911.

• Downloadable guide for caregivers

  • Strong365 Caregiver Guide: Find tips and suggestions for how to seek mental health support for a teen or young adult in your life

• Conversation guides

  • Supporting a child when they don't think they need it

  • How to talk to a loved one/friend who is struggling

• Caregiver trainings on psychosis

  • Psychosis Reach (FREE): a program centered at the University of Washington that offers an online course, live workshop, and coaching program that teaches caregivers the fundamentals of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis

  • Caring for People with Psychosis & Schizophrenia (FREE): online training by Kings College

  • Supporting someone through a mental health challenge - Youtube Playlist (FREE): Hear from caregivers and mental health professionals on how to support someone through a mental health concerns

• Self care & additional resources

  • Learn about Self Care

  • A Dozen Coping Tools to Stay Strong

  • Resources We Love

• Resources for teens & young adults

  • Strong365 Tip Sheet: Finding the Right Mental Health Support for YOU

  • Learn about Peer Support: including in-person and online options, such as Students with Psychosis 

  • Learn about Psychosis: including what it is, causes and risk factors, and additional resources

  • Coping with Psychosis Youtube playlist: Learn coping strategies from young people who’ve experienced psychosis, as well as mental health professionals 

  • Personal Stories Youtube Playlist: hear from young people about their experiences navigating psychosis