This comprehensive guide helps service providers to assess their systems of support for family caregivers in the Canada’s mental health system.

The National Guidelines for a Comprehensive Service System to Support Family Caregivers of Adults with Mental Health Problems and Illnesses offers a template for the many types of supports and services that caregivers need at different stages of their loved one’s illness, and at different stages of their own lives.

It is primarily aimed at service providers and policy makers, who are often in the best position to change the reality of families for the better.