About

Amy Hellman is a parent to three children and grandmother to two grand-daughters. She hopes to share her experience with others and to work for mental health advocacy efforts in Northwestern Minnesota. She currently resides in Polk County, Minnesota and is working to start a “parent resource center”, EPIC Family Resource Center, for parents and families who have a loved one with mental illness.

Caretaker burnout, family crisis, family problems, and fear of the system of care itself are often part of the package when caring for a child or loved one with mental illness. We can change this in our communities by offering more services to parents who need them.

Educating, encouraging, and supporting families is a huge need that is just not being fulfilled right now. There are many great and wonderful national advocacy groups that are doing a lot for mental illness at the level of government, watching funding bills, and other laws that affect this community. There are groups that offer great information and training sessions for parents.

The EPIC Family Resource Center will take all of the services, advocacy, training, and service providers and have it all in one place. Support. Training. Education. Advocacy. It will be a non-judgmental place for everyone to meet, gather, care, and work together!

From My Website – www.amyhellman.org

E.P.I.C.

Educating, Empowering, and Encouraging

Parents Who Love a
Child Living With a Mental Illness

The meaning of “epic” from http://nws.merriam-webster.com

is :

1.) of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an
epic. (IE. – an “epic” poem)

 and

2a.) – extending beyond the usual or ordinary, especially
in size or scope

2b.) – HEROIC

E.P.I.C. is a group advocacy effort for all of us parents & caretakers who are on that EPIC
journey with our children and our families. Together we can raise awareness,
battle stigma, and empower ourselves with knowledge that will enable us to
better care for ourselves and our children.

TOGETHER WE CAN ALL MAKE A DIFFERENCE!