Useful links - Mental Health Race And Culture (mhrac)

Useful Links

Commission of Racial Equality (CRE) is government body with certain legal powers under the Race Relations Act 1976.

Social Perspective Network (SPN) is a a coalition of service users / survivors, carers, policy makers, academics, students, and practitioners interested in how social factors both contribute to people becoming distressed, and play a crucial part in promoting people’s recovery.

World Health Organisation (WHO) is a special UN agency for health with regional offices all over the world. Its mental health website provides a lot of information.

Division of Transcultural Psychiatry at McGill University consist of scholars and clinicians within the Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, devoted to promoting research, training and consultation in social and cultural psychiatry. It is the oldest academic centre for transcultural psychiatry.

European Centre for the Study of Migration & Social Care (MASC) is an important centre for research and teaching is the European Centre for Study of Migration and Social Care (MASC) at the University of Kent in Canterbury (UK). MASC runs several courses for people working with refugees and asylum seekers in Europe.

NEST is a non-governmental community organization (NGO) in Sri Lanka that provides services for people in need of mental health support and social care.

South Asian Social Reserchers Forum (SASRF) is a network for people researching issues among south Asian communities in the UK.

BLINK is an information link run by the 1990 Trust which promotes human rights for Race Equality in the UK.

Aetearoa Ethnic Network aims to promote and connect ethnic communities in aotearoa / new zealand.

Who is MIND?

Mind is the leading mental health charity in England and Wales. It works to create a better life for everyone with experience of mental distress by:
1-Advancing the views, needs and ambitions of people with mental health problems
2- Challenging discrimination and promoting inclusion influencing policy through campaigning and education
3-Inspiring the development of quality services which reflect expressed need and diversity
4- Achieving equal rights through campaigning and education. More...