The Oxford Friends and Family Empowerment (OFAFE) service: support and education for those affected by friends or family with personality disorder

Abstract

The Oxford Friends and Family Empowerment (OFAFE) service is a carer support service that originated in a collaboration between the Oxfordshire Complex Needs Service and the national mental health charity Rethink. OFAFE provides support and education for adults supporting an individual with a personality disorder. This paper describes the background and operation of the OFAFE service, along with the early stages of the development of a similar service for young carers, the Young Friends and Family Empowerment (YFAFE) service.

Citation

Sanders, S. and Pearce, S. (2010), "The Oxford Friends and Family Empowerment (OFAFE) service: support and education for those affected by friends or family with personality disorder", Mental Health Review Journal, Vol. 15 No. 4, pp. 58-62. https://doi.org/10.5042/mhrj.2010.0741