Mental health: Developing culturally sensitive services

• Enjoy, achieve and be healthy: the mental health of black and minority ethnic children and young people
  This report is based on a policy overview and consultation with 11-25-year-olds. It highlights the emergence of BME children receiving insufficient and ineffective consideration due to their age and ethnicity.
  
  Publisher: The Afiya Trust
  Published Date: 2011
  
  
• Individual cultural competence tool
  A self-assessment exercise to help individuals learn more about how culturally competent they are. Accompanied by training and other support materials for use with staff groups. The resource is in development and will b ...
  
  Publisher: National CAMHS Support Service (NCSS)
  Published Date: 2011
  
  
• RECAP training
  The Race Equality and Cultural Awareness Programme (RECAP) is freely available for download and use and adaptation by anyone in mental health and social care wishing to develop the capability of the workforce.
  
  Publisher: National Mental Health Development Unit (NMHDU)
  Published Date: 2010
  
  
• PACE: promoting lesbian and gay health and wellbeing
  PACE is London’s leading charity promoting the mental health and emotional wellbeing of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
  
  Publisher: PACE
  Published Date: 2010
  
  
• Cognitive vulnerability to depression in young people in secure accommodation: The influence of ethnicity and current suicidal ideation
  Abstract: Young people in secure accommodation are at high risk of depression and self-harm. This study investigates the relationship between depressive symptoms, negative self-schemas and the cognitive vulnerability to ...
  
  Publisher: Journal of Adolescence
  Published Date: 2010
  
  
• Delivering Race Equality in mental health care: a review
  This summary review looks back at the work of the Delivering Race Equality (DRE) Programme as its five year plan comes to an end. It describes some of the key challenges, successes and learning. It also outlines how DRE' ...
  
  Publisher: National Mental Health Development Unit (NMHDU)
  Published Date: 2009
  
  
• CAMHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health poster
  This Poster can be displayed in children's centres, GP surgeries, school counselling offices, colleges and so on. The information is in 14 different languages and there is space at the bottom of the poster for Local CAMH ...
  
  Publisher: National CAMHS Support Service (NCSS)
  Published Date: 2009
  
  
• Ethnicity in the North East
  A community cohesion report from the Government Office for the North East. It contains lots of useful information about different cultural and religious beliefs and values.
  
  Publisher: Government Office for the North East
  Published Date: 2009
  
  
• Organisational Cultural Competence Self Assessment Tool (OCCA Tool) for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
  The National CAMHS Support Service (NCSS) produced this tool in association with The Research Centre for Transcultural Studies in Health, Middlesex University.
  
  Publisher: National CAMHS Support Service (NCSS)
  Published Date: 2008
  
  
• Cultural identity, clothing and common mental disorder: a prospective school-based study of white British and Bangladeshi adolescents
  This study examines the relationship between cultural identity and mental health. 573 White British and 682 Bangladeshi school pupils from a representative sample of schools completed a self-report questionnaire that ass ...
  
  Publisher: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
  Published Date: 2008
  
  
• Organisational Cultural Competence Self Assessment (OCCA) tool for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS): audit workbook
  An audit workbook for use with OCCA tool.
  
  Publisher: National CAMHS Support Service (NCSS)
  Published Date: 2008
  
  
• Ethnicity and family: the relationship within and between ethnic groups: an analysis using the labour force survey
  This report outlines the ethnic composition of families in Britain today. It also looks at the experience of children living with parents of the same or different ethnic groups (to each other and to the child).
  
  Publisher: Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Essex
  Published Date: 2008
  
  
• boys2Men in partnership with CAMHS for young black males (The Aspire Project): a report for Coram Family to inform the DH overview of projects funded by the CAMHS Grant for NSF Development Initiatives, 2005-2007
  This report evaluated the project in Camden funded by the Department of Health (DH) through the National Service Framework (NSF) Development Initiatives programme. The Aspire project aimed to provide culturally sensitive ...
  
  Publisher: Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP)
  Published Date: 2007
  
  
• Evaluation of Surrey Ethnic Minority and Asylum Seekers Service and Out of Hours Service for Surrey Placement Stability Service
  
  
  Publisher: Lifespan Research Group, Royal Holloway, University of London
  Published Date: 2007
  
  
• Wellbeing for Ethnic Minorities Aged Sixteen Seventeen (WEMASS): final report
  This report evaluated the service developed by Turning Point Leicestershire to address the need of black and minority ethnic (BME) young people.
  
  Publisher: Care Services Improvement Partnership
  Published Date: 2007
  
  
• BME evaluation report
  This report evaluated the project run by Camden Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) to meet the needs of young people and their familes from black and minority ethnic (BME) families.
  
  Publisher: Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP)
  Published Date: 2007
  
  
• The Well Being Project: evaluation report
  The report evaluates on the projects funded by the Department of Health through the National Service Framework (NSF) Development Initiatives. The project provides an outreach mental health service for unaccompanied child ...
  
  Publisher: Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP)
  Published Date: 2007
  
  
• Cottoning on to CAMHS: developing Asian usage of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) of the Pennine Care Trust in north west England
  This an evaluation report of a Department of Health National Service Framework (NSF) Development Initiatives project. The aim was to increase the number of Asian young people accessing CAMHS.
  
  Publisher: Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP)
  Published Date: 2007
  
  
• Positive Steps: supporting race equality in mental healthcare
  The Positive Steps guide was produced with the help of mental health care staff and community workers and offers advice and support for better responding to the needs of BME patients. The guide – which highlights good pr ...
  
  Publisher: Department of Health (DH)
  Published Date: 2007
  
  
• Minority voices: research and good practice guide
  This study gathered extensive data from young people from Black and minority ethnic groups about their awareness, understanding and experiences of using mental health services, and barriers to accessing help. The projec ...
  
  Publisher: YoungMinds
  Published Date: 2005
  
  
• Inside outside: improving mental health services for black and ethnic minority communities in England
  This document sets out proposals for reforming the service experience and service outcome of people black and minority ethnic groups who experience mental ill health and who come into contact with mental health services, ...
  
  Publisher: Department of Health (DH)
  Published Date: 2003