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Black Minority Ethnic Support
What is our role?
Our role is to work with BME communities in identifying their needs in mental health service delivery and seeking ways to address them. We also work with mental health service providers to help them deliver appropriate and effective services to BME communities.
How do we achieve our role?
The work of CDWs is divided into four major strands:
Service development
Highlighting the importance of personal values and cultural preferences within mental health services.
Making sure that services understand the mental health needs of BME communities.
Ensuring that services have appropriate training on cultural diversity in order to deliver race equality in mental health service
Access facilitator
Helping people find effective pathways across services
Removing language and other barriers to services
Providing good and appropriate information to community resources
Capacity builder
Developing socially inclusive BME community support and facilities
Engaging in establishing community leadership
Change agent
Identifying BME communities'concerns and gaps in service provision
Seeking out community capabilities to develop innovative practice
Increaseing communication between community and statutory services
If you wish to discuss any of this information further or to access any of our services excluding Advocacy please contact our Open Mind Team on (01706) 752 352.
