Fact sheet: Mental health among young people from racialised communities
Young people from racialised communities are exposed to more of the risk factors related to poor mental health, such as racism, school exclusion, poverty, and being in care.
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Teachers and GPs need extra training on racism and discrimination to boost young Black people’s mental health, say Young Changemakers
Our new briefing as part of the Young Changemakers programme looks at the issues affecting the mental health of young people from racialised communities
A Tale of 3 Cities
Too many people who are given a diagnosis of ‘borderline personality disorder’ don’t get the support they need. Tale of 3 Cities is a series of national and international events during May 2022 (International Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month) to highlight and challenge the pervasive and deeply harmful discrimination facing young people with a ‘borderline
A voice for change
Young Changemakers tackling mental health inequalities in racialised communities
Young Changemakers: Tackling mental health inequalities in racialised communities
We’ve partnered with UK Youth and The Diana Award to create a programme which seeks to reimagine mental health for racialised young people
Evaluation of OHID’s Better Mental Health Fund
The fund covers 40 areas with the highest levels of deprivation, where mental health is at its poorest. We’re evaluating the impact it’s having on local communities’ mental health
Open letter: Concerns over calorie labelling on restaurant menus
Hope Virgo writes an open letter to Boris Johnson and Sajid Javid highlighting concerns over the impact calorie labelling could have on people with eating disorders, as well as the wider population
‘Dismissed on the basis of my diagnosis’: perspectives from lived experience
These excerpts are taken from a lived experience commentary by two researchers with relevant lived experience, Eva Broeckelmann and Stephen Jeffreys, which features in Trevillion et al., BMC Psychaiatry 22(55). “When interviewing for this study, we were particularly struck by the recurrent accounts of stigmatising attitudes amongst staff in community mental health services. Encountering stigma
Podcast: Amarno Inai and Androulla Harris
Amarno and Androulla discuss being part of the Shifting the Dial project, promoting young Black men’s mental health in Birmingham
Opportunity for all? A response to the Government’s schools white paper from the Not So Micro group
Dotun and Ashleigh from Not So Micro explain why the white paper is a missed opportunity to address the impact of racism on young people’s mental health