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Removing the straight jacket of racism
- Author:
- FERNS Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 28.1.99, 1999, pp.6-7.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Not only are black people over-represented in the mental health system but they have more chance of being subjected to control and incarceration than white people. Puts the case for an approach to black people's mental health that aims to overcome this discrimination.
Letting through light: a training pack an black people and mental health
- Authors:
- DUTT Ratna, FERNS Peter
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health/Race Equality Unit
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 164p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Training pack focusing on adult mental health and aiming to enable practitioners across relevant agencies to take action to improve their practice when working with black people with mental health problems. The training pack raises awareness of race and cultural issues. A key theme is the importance of taking a holistic approach to working with people with mental health problems.