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Addressing Mental Health Challenges in Diverse Communities: A Comprehensive Overview

This document outlines the key challenges and achievements in mental health services for diverse communities, led by Melba Wilson at the National Programme for Mental Health Equalities. It highlights the importance of appropriate and responsive services, community engagement, and improved pathways to care and recovery. Key populations discussed include refugees, older adults, children, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. The report details community projects, clinical governance, and essential frameworks for enhancing mental health equality across various demographic groups.

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Addressing Mental Health Challenges in Diverse Communities: A Comprehensive Overview

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  1. Understanding the challenges – PD & Diverse Communities Melba Wilson National Programme Lead Mental Health Equalities 20 November 2009

  2. DRE Building Blocks • Appropriate & responsive services • Community engagement • Better information

  3. DRE • Improve pathways to care & recovery • Clinical governance • Community care • Primary care • Inpatient care • Forensic services

  4. Specific populations • Refugees & asylum seekers • Older people • Children & young people

  5. Achievements • Royal colleges; PCTs MH Trusts; CQC, training, access to services • 79 community engagement projects; 450 CDWs • Count Me In census, DRE Dashboard, MHMDS

  6. MH Equalities • Currently • Age – Mental Health in Later Life • Gender – Gender Equality Programme • Race – Delivering Race Equality

  7. Gender • Ten Essential Shared Capabilities • Women’s well being • Women in criminal justice system • Self-harm • Men’s mental health • Violence against women and girls • Lesbian, gay & bisexual • Transgender

  8. Mental Health in Later Life • Let’s Respect • Primary care • Age Equality • Dignity & dementia • BME communities

  9. Policy Framework • Commissioning guidance for PD Services (DH 2009) • Nice Clinical Guidance (2009) • Antisocial personality disorder • Borderline personality disorder

  10. Learning & challenges • NMHDU • DRE • Local & regional initiatives • Communities • Services

  11. Thank you • melba.wilson@nmhdu.org.uk • www.mentalhealthequalities.org.uk

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