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Mtetezi: developing health advocacy with African and Caribbean men
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, NEWBIGGING Karen, et al
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 174p.
- Place of publication:
- London
There is a substantial body of evidence pointing to a negative relationship between mental health services and African and Caribbean men, who are under-represented as users of enabling services and over-represented in the population of patients who are admitted to, compulsorily detained in, and treated by mental health services. The consequences of this are poor engagement with mainstream services, restricted choices and high levels of dissatisfaction with mainstream care. The review identified the potential of advocacy to address these issues and to secure access to the most appropriate forms of support.
Commissioning and providing mental health advocacy for African and Caribbean men
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, NEWBIGGING Karen, et al
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Place of publication:
- London
The purpose of this resource guide is to provide pointers for commissioners and providers of advocacy services to ensure that African and Caribbean men have access to appropriate high-quality mental health advocacy. Appropriate advocacy services contribute to countering the effects of social exclusion and discrimination, which have been identified as significant issues for these men in their engagement with mental health services. The guide provides: key messages from the research evidence; policy principles to guide positive practice; translating these principles into practice; options for the organisation of advocacy; examples of advocacy services for African and Caribbean men; implications for mental health service users from other black and minority ethnic communities; and information about available resources. (Previously publised as SCIE Resource Guide no. 10).