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When Channel One met Year 10: using the arts to combat stigma
- Authors:
- BREWER Paul, MOORE Kylie, REID Marlene
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 8(4), November 2004, pp.4-8.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Surveys of mental health services users consistently report stigma as a major barrier to recovery. Those from black or other minority ethnic groups suffer double discrimination. Describes a pilot project in which users and staff from 2 voluntary sector organisations organised an awareness-raising event for pupils in an inner city school to challenge and inform them about mental illness.
What's in a name? A discussion paper on the labels and location of self-organising community groups, with particular reference to mental health and black groups
- Authors:
- SEEBOHM Patience, MUNN-GIDDINGS Carol, BREWER Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 14(3), August 2010, pp.23-29.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article discusses the labelling and location of self-organising community groups. It explores the similarities and differences in the way that the terms self-help, peer support and service user groups are used. It notes the increasingly close relationship between these groups and statutory authorities, and how this relationship may put the benefits of the groups at risk. Historical, cultural and social factors are discussed to help explain differences and separate developments within African, Caribbean and other Black communities. It concludes that, regardless of how they are described, many of the self-organising groups that bring together people with a common interest are likely to share the mutuality and reciprocity that builds positive social capital, which, in turn, is associated with well-being and resilience.