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An exploration of mental health literacy among African American clergy
- Authors:
- STANSBURY Kim, SCHUMACHER Mitzi
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 51(1/2), 2008, pp.126-142.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Using a grounded theory approach, a purposive sample of nine African American clergy was recruited to represent diverse ages, denominations, locations (urban/rural) and educational levels. Interview data on mental health issues was coded and classified according to Kevin’s (1976) typology of pastoral counselling and Jorm et al’s (1997) conceptual model of mental health literacy. The findings show that the respondents were adherents of Kevin’s Religious-Community model. However, other findings also partially map on to Jorm et al’s conceptual model. These cover awareness of loss of cognitive function, psychosocial stressors in older age, religiosity as a self-help intervention, appreciation (by the respondent) of the help available from mental health professionals, awareness of ongoing stigma in relation to mental illness, and ability to find mental health information. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Black and minority ethnic recovery group: report from the project
- Author:
- OUTSIDE THE BOX DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT
- Publisher:
- Outside the Box Development Support
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
In December 2006, Glasgow Association for Mental Health (GAMH) and Outside the Box Development Support (OTB) began working with women from the black and minority ethnic (BME) communities in Glasgow to explore what recovery meant for them. During 2007 a second project built on the initial work and began the process of developing a recovery group which was led by the women. This report describes what happened in the second project and what was learned from it.
Doing the right thing
- Author:
- COSH Jackie
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, February 2008, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
In Scotland mental health services are working to tackle and under-representation of people from black and minority communities. This article looks at the work of the National Resource Centre for Ethnic Minority Health, based in Glasgow, whose remit is to support NHS health boards to provided equal and accessible services to Scotland's minority ethnic communities.
The relationship between ethnicity, Christian orthodoxy, and mental health
- Authors:
- RANDOLPH-SENG Brandon, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Religion and Culture, 11(8), December 2008, pp.795-805.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Although researchers have noted differences in the role of religiosity in the lives of people from different ethnic backgrounds, the components of religion's influence (i.e., membership and orthodoxy) on mental health have not been previously examined. In this American study, Christian participants' Christian Orthodox Scale (COS) scores were used to predict scores on mental health. As hypothesized, African Americans with higher COS scores exhibited fewer mental-health problems than did all ethnicities studied with lower COS scores. Implications and future directions for understanding the cultural influence of religion on African Americans are discussed.
Evidence-based practice in mental health care to ethnic minority communities: has its practice fallen short of its evidence
- Author:
- AISENBERG Eugene
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work: A journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 53(4), October 2008, pp.297-306.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Evidence-based practice (EBP) has contributed substantially to the advancement of knowledge in the treatment and prevention of adult mental health disorders. A fundamental assumption, based on documented evidence of effectiveness with certain populations, is that EBP is equally effective and applicable to all populations. However, small sample sizes of ethnic minority populations in randomized clinical trials prevent strong and clear conclusions about the effectiveness and generalizability of EBP with regard to people of colour. In addition, the appropriateness of EBPs to ethnic minority communities has rarely been investigated. This article critically examines the applicability and dissemination of adult mental health EBP to diverse ethnic minority populations. It highlights limitations of EBP rooted in its epistemological narrowness, exclusion of communities of colour, and lack of cultural competence and examines whether the practice of EBP has overstepped its evidence. This article presents a framework characterized by pathways of epistemological partnership and substantive inclusion of racial and ethnic minority groups to facilitate the promotion of culturally responsive EBPs and to inform mental health practice and policy implementation.
People with learning disabilities and mental health problems: the impact of ethnicity
- Authors:
- McCARTHY Jane, MIR Ghazala, WRIGHT Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, 2(2), June 2008, pp.31-36.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
There is increasing awareness of the needs of people with learning disabilities from different ethnic communities. The main aim of the paper is to inform those planning and delivering mental health services for people with learning disabilities of the current evidence, in order to enable their practice to improve health outcomes for people from minority ethnic communities.
Are you really listening? stories about stigma, discrimination and resilience towards mental health problems among black and minority ethnic communities in Scotland
- Author:
- HEALTH SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Health Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 63p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Stories are presented to raise awareness about the impact of stigma related to mental health problems as experienced by some women and men from black and minority ethnic communities in Scotland. They highlight various examples of the impact of stigma, as well as resilience and coping. The booklet aims to show how individuals have come through difficult times and found their own ways of overcoming the prejudice of others.
We shall overcome!
- Author:
- FERNANDO Suman
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 149, January 2008, p.25.
- Publisher:
- MIND
The author discusses the multicultural aspects of recovery. He takes the view that journal faced by black people with mental health problems is inseparable from the issues of racism and discrimination.
SCIE research briefing 29: black and minority ethnic parents with mental health problems and their children
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, GREEN Ruby, PUGH Richard, ROBERTS Diane
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 19p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Black and minority ethnic (BME) parents with mental health problems are likely to experience poverty, unemployment, and homelessness. Some common family structures, such as lone parenting, can increase the risks arising from isolation and lack of support for both parents and their children. People from BME communities are poorly served by mental health services. BME parents with mental health problems are often reluctant to use existing services because these are often not culturally sensitive to their needs. Reluctance to access services may result in mental health problems becoming more severe before diagnosis, treatment and support is obtained. Mental health problems among BME parents, compounded by lack of treatment and support, can have enduring effects upon their children and contribute to their over-representation in the child care system.
Appendices to technical report for SCIE research review on the prevalence and incidence of parental mental health problems and the detection, screening and reporting of parental mental health problems
- Authors:
- PARKER Gillian, et al
- Publisher:
- University of York. Social Policy Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 188p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
This research aimed to review and present evidence that could inform the practice guidelines, to identify gaps in knowledge, and to evaluate the strength of the existing evidence, both in general and specifically in relation to marginalised families and those from black and minority ethnic communities. Two separate questions were addressed by the review reported here and reviewed separately: what is known about the incidence, prevalence, and types of parental mental health problems in the UK?; and what systems, tools and opportunities exist in children's services, adults' services and family services for detecting parental mental health problems, in both the UK and elsewhere? How these are used, by whom and in which contexts? This appendix to the report contains details of the databases used, the search criteria, and literature used for the review.