The following research assesses the adequacy of mental health services for black and ethnic minority service users. Statistics point to the over-representation of ethnic minorities in care and the over-medication and misdiagnosis of certain groups in the community. In addition, black and ethnic minority clients are more likely to be sectioned and detained under section 136 of the Mental Health Act.

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National Institute for Mental Health in England:

Inside Out - Improving Mental Health Services for Black and Minority Ethnic Communities in England.

2003

This report seeks to assess the inadequacy of mental health services for black and ethnic minority communities in England. It points to institutional racism in mental health services and an over-dependence on institutional and coercive models of care. It calls for a reduction in ethnic inequalities in mental health service outcome, development of the cultural capability of mental health services and a need to build capacity through community development workers.

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Mind:

Mental Health Statistics - Race, Culture and Mental Health

2002

This factsheet examines the statistics relating to people from black and ethnic minority communities receiving mental health treatment in Britain. It finds that certain groups are over-represented in psychiatric hospitals, and may receive different diagnoses and treatments than their white counterparts.

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Joseph Rowntree Foundation:

Mental Health Advocacy for Black and Ethnic Minority Users and Carers

2002

This research explores the needs for advocacy services of black and ethnic minority communities in Trent and Yorkshire. It found services were undeveloped and these communities often overlooked.

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King's College London:

Specialist Services for Minority Ethnic Groups?

2002

This paper considers the advantages and disadvantages of special mental health services for black and ethnic minority groups. A summary of the paper can be read online or the complete paper ordered from the website.

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Joseph Rowntree Foundation:

Perceptions and Experiences of Counselling Services Among Asian People.

2001

This study by the Scottish Ethnic Minorities Research Unit evaluates the accessibility and appropriateness of counselling provision for Asian communities.

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Dept of Health

Are There Groups of the Population Sectioned More Often Than Others? An Analysis of Mental Health Act Assessment Data

2000

This project for the Department of Health found that black and ethnic minority clients are more likely to be sectioned and detained than their white counterparts. Over a quarter of those subject to Section 136 - Removal from a Public Place - were Black and over one tenth were from an 'other' ethnic minority group.

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Meeting the Needs of Ethnic Minority Children

Dr Kedar Dwivedi, 1999

This article looks at how different cultural values affect the emotional strength of children from ethnic minority backgrounds, and the impact of racism and other factors in British society.

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Mind:

Mental Health of Asian People in Britain

1994

This factsheet explores how the stressful circumstances of racism may exacerbate the mental health problems of Asian service users. It identifies under diagnosis of mental health problems with South Asian Communities and a lack of appropriate interpreting services.

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Centre for Caribbean Health Mental Health and Illness

The centre states that the police are inconsistent in their use of Section 136 and detain a higher proportion of Black African and Black Caribbean people compared to the indigenous white British people.

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Diverse Minds

Diverse Minds was set up by mental health charity Mind with support from the Department of Health, to make mental health services more responsive to the needs of black and minority ethnic communities. They note that people from minority ethnic communities are more likely to be picked up under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act, detained in hospital, diagnosed with schizophrenia and given high doses of medication.

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