Mental health reforms must address racial disparities in our services
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Mental health reforms must address racial disparities in our services

Helena Ann Mitchell @annmitc01 Mental health researcher, member, RCN mental health forum, College’s black, Asian and minority ethnic subgroup
Stephen Jones @SWJ_1 RCN professional lead, Mental health

Many black people find their first crisis interaction with the sector involves the police

The need for change to the mental healthcare and treatment of black people in the UK is widely acknowledged and long overdue – discriminatory and inequality practices still persist.

Mental Health Practice. 24, 6, 10-11. doi: 10.7748/mhp.24.6.10.s4

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