Making future plans

It can be very difficult for children and their parents to discuss issues such as future care. It can be helpful if siblings understand mental health services and the support available whatever they decide in regards to caring for their sibling in the future. 

You may like to take some time to talk to your son or daughter about what kind of involvement they might like in their sibling's care and talk through the options with them.

You can find more information on this in our Planning for the future factsheet (134 kb)

and on the Trust fund section of the Rethink Mental Illness website.