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Race and Health Observatory reports: ‘damning’ findings of racial inequality in healthcare
How can services address racial inequalities relating to accessibility and experience? A review by the NHS Race and Health Observatory faces the issues relating to ethnic inequalities in healthcare, head on, while Mind and The Royal College of Psychiatrists respond to the findings.
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Everyday racism is a 'debilitating problem' in the NHS, finds survey of doctors
The British Medical Association has published findings of research that has revealed the extent of racism within the NHS.
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Thinking about racism: the emotive source of structural inequalities
Dr Dwight Turner, a psychotherapist and spokesperson for UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), spoke with Mental Health Today about the psychosocial production racism, and its implications for organisational policy and practice.
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Why acknowledging and celebrating the Black feminist origins of ‘self-care’ is essential
This Black History Month, we look at the conceptual origins of self-care and it's ties to Black history. 33 years after Audre Lorde first spoke about self-care as an act of 'political warfare' we highlight her importance.
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Celebrating Black icons, healing, and recovery during Black History Month
To celebrate and mark this year's Black History Month, Greater Manchester's Recovery Pathways and Black Arts Project are exhibiting a series of hand sewn and embroidered portraits by service users.
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Young Changemakers is aiming to re-imagine youth mental health support from the inside
UK Youth's Young Changemakers is a programme that will aim to involve young people with lived experience from racialised communities in local work with mental health services and practitioners.
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Harassment at work experienced by thousands of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff
New analysis from the Royal College of Psychiatrists adds to the growing body of knowledge around racism in the workplace.
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Safeguarding yourself and others from traumatic media
After a year full of traumatic events, it becomes increasingly easy to get swept up the media furore and constantly watch, repost and consume, but what does this mean for our mental health?
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Bristol charity for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people has been “life changing”
How a Bristol charity for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people is changing peoples lives and providing a much needed safe haven for the community.
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Government Mental Health Act response fails to recognise institutionalised racism
In this article we look at how the recent government response to proposed Mental Health Act reforms fails to address the institutionalised racism within the Act.
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