Best practice in mental health
Advocacy for African, Caribbean and South Asian communities
- Author/Editor(s):
- Asha Rai-Atkins, Anab Ali-Jama, Norman Wright, Velma Scott, Jack Coy, Gary Craig, Savita Katbamna
- Format:
- Paperback , 64 pages , 297 x 210 mm
- ISBN
- 9781861343949
- Published:
- 18 Mar 2002
- Series:
- Social Care: Race and Ethnicity
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About This Book
This report provides a unique insight into how mental health advocacy has failed to reflect and address the specific needs of Black and ethnic minority communities. Best practice in mental health:uncovers and highlights persistent problems in mainstream services which position Black service users on the margins with limited support;examines the reasons for the lack of advocacy development within the Black Voluntary Sector;explores the reasons why advocacy is less accessible to Black service users;combines examples of best practice derived mainly from Black mental health and advocacy projects.The report concludes with recommendations and the need to address a range of key issues such as access, language and communication, funding and implementation.The report will be of interest to practitioners working in the fields of mental health and advocacy both in statutory and voluntary services, policy makers as well as Black mental health service users and self-help groups.
Author Biography
Asha Rai-Atkins is a Punjabi Indian woman with a professional and academic background in Health and Community Studies. Much of her professional career has focused on advocating the needs of minority communities. Her particular interests include challenging social and health inequalities experienced by ethnic minority people and women.Contents
Contents: Introduction
Mental health advocacy
The project
Case studies: hidden voices
Themes arising from the research
Recommendations: best practice for advocacy.
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