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Race equality
- Author:
- BUTT Jabeer
- Journal article citation:
- Research Matters, April 1997, pp.36-38.
- Publisher:
- Community Care
Black people have poor access to supportive mental health services and are over-represented in controlling services. Looks at how black women, in particular, are under-supported and poorly served by counselling agencies.
Better practice in mental health for black and minority ethnic communities
- Authors:
- BUTT Jabeer, et al
- Publishers:
- Mental Health Providers Forum, Race Equality Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 19
- Place of publication:
- London
Evidence shows that black and minority ethnic communities have significantly poorer mental health outcomes and poorer experience of services. This report aimed to identify good practice in the provision of mental health services for black and minority ethnic communities by voluntary and community organisations. It provides a brief summary of the existing evidence in relation to the mental health of black and minority ethnic communities; outlines the current policy context for mental health in England and Wales; and then presents the results of a series of interviews and focus groups with voluntary and community groups providing mental health support with black and minority ethnic communities. Key themes that emerged from the interviews and focus groups are discussed. These included: meeting the needs of specific communities, ensuring services are culturally appropriate, challenging stigma, and partnership working. The different approaches, target user groups and challenges faced by the organisations are also compared. Criteria were used to identify good practice focused on evidence of service user involvement in the design, implementation and evaluation of projects. The report aims to encourage funders and the statutory sector to address the challenges faced by voluntary and community sector organisations working with black and minority ethnic communities, and highlight some of the lessons that can be learned from their work in order to influence the process of change. (Edited publisher abstract)
Social care and black communities: a review of recent research studies
- Authors:
- BUTT Jabeer, MIRZA Kurshida
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 162p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Provides a critical review of research looking at the prevalence, incidence and characteristics of the social care and related health needs of black and minority ethnic communities. Summarises information on the take-up, and access to social services of ethnic minorities. Material covered includes academic and published research; local authority studies; and voluntary and community group studies.