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Central and Eastern European rough sleepers in London: repeat survey
- Author:
- HOMELESS LINK
- Publisher:
- Homeless Link
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 14p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This is a follow up to the baseline survey of Central and Eastern European rough sleepers carried out in 2007. Fourteen outreach services conducted the follow up survey over the period of a week in November 2008. Data is presented by both and London borough. The findings suggest that there are still significant numbers of Central and Eastern Europeans rough sleeping in London and that their support needs have increased.
Between two cultures: effective counselling for Asian people with mental health and addiction problems
- Authors:
- SHAIKH Zaibby, READING John
- Publisher:
- Ethnic Alcohol Counselling in Hounslow
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 80p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Hounslow
Draws on the work of EACH, an innovative way of providing counselling for Asian people who misuse alcohol or have mental health problems. Evaluates the work of EACH, looking at how the service has been able to make a positive and effective intervention in people's lives and at how the specific needs of Asian and other minority ethnic people can be addressed by counselling services.
The mental health emergency: how has the coronavirus pandemic impacted our mental health?
- Author:
- MIND
- Publisher:
- MIND
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 40
- Place of publication:
- London
Sets out findings of a survey to understand the experiences of people with pre-existing mental health problems during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the challenges that they are facing, the coping strategies that they are using, and the support they would like to receive. The report highlights how pre-existing inequalities have been worsened by the pandemic with some groups being more likely to report that their mental health has declined, including women, people with disabilities, those living in social housing, people with eating disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, or personality disorders, and frontline workers. Whilst the research did not find a significant difference in the overall rate of decline in mental health for people from BAME communities in comparison to White people, they did report that their mental health got worse. Key learnings set out in this report include: more than half of adults and over two thirds of young people said that their mental health has gotten worse during the period of lockdown restrictions, from early April to mid-May; restrictions on seeing people, being able to go outside and worries about the health of family and friends are the key factors driving poor mental health; feelings of loneliness have made nearly two thirds of people’s mental health worse during the past month; many people do not feel entitled to seek help, and have difficulty accessing it when they do; a quarter of adults and young people who tried to access support were unable to do so - not feeling comfortable using phone/video call technology has been one of the main barriers to accessing support. (Edited publisher abstract)
Suicide and alcohol use among American Indians: toward a transactional-ecological framework
- Authors:
- AGUIRRE Regina T. P., WATTS Thomas D.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Comparative Social Welfare, 26(1), February 2010, pp.3-11.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Noting that American Indian/Native Alaskan suicide rates are 72% higher than in the general US population, and that current estimates indicate that over 90% of people in the US who suicide have a mental illness and/or alcohol and substance issues, this article examines suicide and chronic alcohol use among American Indians/Alaska Natives. It covers the importance of understanding cultural and social traditions, prevalence of American Indian/Alaska Native suicide and alcohol use and mental illness, alcohol and suicide, theories of suicide, the contribution of crisis to a desire for escape through suicide, community traumatic events as a possible antecedent for suicide, hopelessness and understanding suicide among American Indians/Alaska Natives, suicide prevention and intervention strategies with American Indians/Alaska Natives, and the use of a transactional-ecological framework, understanding "person in environment", to guide prevention and intervention efforts.
Caregiver mental health, neighborhood, and social network influences on Mental Health needs among African American children
- Authors:
- LINDSEY Michael A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Research, 32(2), June 2008, pp.79-88.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
In this study, the authors examined the combined effects of caregiver mental health, alcohol use, and social network support/satisfaction on child mental health needs among African American caregiver-child dyads at risk of maltreatment. The sample included 514 eight-year-old African American children and their caregivers who participated in the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect. A structural equation model was created with caregiver mental health/alcohol use and caregiver social network support/satisfaction as the exogenous variables and child mental health need as the endogenous variable. Caregivers with less-supportive networks and whose capacity to parent was challenged by alcohol, depression, or other mental health problems had children with elevated mental health needs. These findings confirm the need to examine the effects of caregiver influences (for example, caregiver mental health and social network support/satisfaction) on mental health among African American children at risk of maltreatment and to further explain how the social networks of caregivers are accessed when caregivers and children have mental health problems. Implications for identifying mental health needs among this vulnerable group and improving their connections to formal mental health services through social network-level interventions are discussed.
Family support for parents and families with additional needs: black and minority ethnic families policy forum; discussion paper 7
- Authors:
- BIGNALL Tracey, BOX Leandra, OTOO Sharon
- Publisher:
- Race Equality Unit
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Place of publication:
- London
This discussion paper from the Race Equality Unit, black and minority ethnic families policy forum, explores family support for parents and families with additional needs. Topics include: families affected by mental illness, disability, HIV Aids; alcohol and drugs; how are families being supported; the impact of government initiatives.
Retrospective reasons for the initiation of substance use: gender and ethnic effects
- Authors:
- CORCORAN Myra, CORCORAN Jacqueline
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 10(1), 2001, pp.69-83.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Evidence for co-morbidity in psychiatric disorders and chemical dependency suggests that people with addiction problems use drugs and alcohol to cope with painful affective states and symptoms. At the same time, sustained chemical use may also lead to further damage and mimic symptoms of disorders. This American study was designed to build knowledge about the reasons in-patient and out-patient substance abusers in treatment initially use, and to test if there were differences between gender and ethnic (White non-Hispanic and African -American) groups. Findings indicated that people not only started using drugs and alcohol to enhance affective states, they also were likely to use chemicals as a way to cope with painful, affective symptoms. Gender seemed to play a salient role than ethnicity in that females of either ethnicity were more likely than males to endorse items relating to the management of negative affective states, for enhancement of skills and problem-solving abilities, and for perceived lack of alternatives. Implications study are provided.
Substance abuse among Southeast Asians in the U.S.: implications for practice and research
- Authors:
- O'HARE Thomas, van TRAN Thanh
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 26(3), 1998, pp.69-80.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Discusses how the literature on Asian-American substance use has shown a general increase in consumption and related problems due, in part, to the effects of acculturation toward U.S. drinking norms. The combined influences of mental health disorders, which frequently co-occur with substance abuse, and acculturation pressures suggest that a significant increase in substance abuse problems may be in progress for Southeast Asian immigrants. Preliminary evidence appears to bear out the hypothesis. Outlines the literature on substance abuse among Vietnamese, Cambodians and Laotians in the U.S., and makes tentative recommendations for assessment, treatment and future research.
Mental health in black America
- Editors:
- NEIGHBORS Harold W., JACKSON James S.
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 278p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Thousand Oaks, CA
Includes chapters on: psychosocial problems and help seeking behaviour; a model free approach to the study of subjective well being; stress and residential well being; problem drinking, chronic disease, and recent life events; an analysis of stress denial; marital status and mental health; the association between anger, hostility and hypertension; coping with personal problems; patterns of help seeking among African American women; the role of the police; and changes in African American resources and mental health 1979-1992.
The right diagnosis
- Author:
- COHEN Phil
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 30.6.94, 1994, p.15.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Choices is the first advisory centre in the country for black people with alcohol-related problems. The centre is funded by Alcohol Concern and the South East London Health Authority, which commission services on behalf of Lewisham, Lambeth, and Southwark. Its aim is to help those misdiagnosed as mentally ill get to the root of the problem by overcoming drug dependency. Reports on the centre's work.