📢 Calling #parents & #carers to get involved 📢
❓Are you a parent/carer to a young person (aged 6- 24years) from a Black racial minority?
❓Are you willing to share your experiences of how #COVID19 has impacted you & your family?
Participate here: https://t.co/tNDY7oMbae
We are creating a training film for Lambeth and Southwark police to highlight the impact stop and search has on the mental health of young people in London. If you are:
👫🏾 12-24 years old
📍 From Lambeth
🎥 Interested in filmmaking
Get in touch!
🔗 https://t.co/6lii9S78ZO
Black, African, and Caribbean men and women have served with the British Armed Forces for over 200 years.
The Royal British Legion has produced a short film to introduce this topic to school students and encourage positive discussion.
#blackhistorymonth#britishhistory
We’d like to say a huge congratulations to our CEO, @Edelharris, for completing her 26 mile superhero swim.🦸♀️
She was joined by Mencap London Marathon runner Aaron for the final mile this morning.
You can still donate here: https://t.co/MdhZHjsI6E
Lily Kpodo, Service User Research Ambassador in @MaudsleyNHS, discusses disparities Black service users face in research, our anti-racism strategy, and her experiences as a Black woman in research. #BlackHistoryMonth#PCREF
We're looking for Black Disabled people to play an important role in shaping our employment project:
✅Black & Disabled
✅Based or rooted in Lambeth
✅Keen to improve employment support
This is a paid opportunity! More info & how to apply here: https://t.co/9v19XzRys3
We all know that young Black men are overrepresented in acute mental health services but what are we doing to better understand their experiences?
Check out this this brilliant clip by Alex summarising a project that co-created a culturally appropriate measurement tool 👇🏾
For my research I am exploring Black, African, Caribbean and Black British people's views and opinions on Cervical Screening. You are welcome to take part in this study even if you have never attended, or are not up to date with your screening. Survey link:https://t.co/n7rkriBn2P
The #Lewisham Service User Network (SUN Project) offer Peer support groups to help people in crisis cope with distressing thoughts, emotions, and other difficulties.
Contact them to join on ✉️: [email protected] or call 020 3228 9260
@HWLewisham
Fantastic to join @PACTSouthwark and Mindful Mamas yesterday to celebrate their amazing work supporting the #mentalhealth of mums and their kids. Proud to fund this work as part of #southlondonlistens
Tune in tonight at 11pm to catch our very own Director @DrJacquiDyerMBE on Judi Love: Black, Female and Invisible it is sure to be a very powerful watch!
Last day to sign up to our event talking about culture and mental health, and launching our guide for mental health practitioners working with Afghan sanctuary seekers. https://t.co/iQ6aEcKVon
Young Black men’s mental health outcomes are often measured using tools which are not culturally informed – limiting our understanding of what is effective.
Funded by @MindCharity, we've coproduced a new approach with young Black men: https://t.co/OrmZOdQ23n #HowAreWeDoing