BBEMI Engagements

Helped communities to build on their strengths, increased their members, raise community profiles, supported funding applications and also helped to organise community events and activities.

Facilitated mental health workshops with BME communities Encouraged BME service user & carer involvement.

Better Information

Raising the awareness of mental health issues in BME communities Research into mental health needs of asylum seekers, refugees,& migrant workers.

Delivering Race Equality (DRE) within mental health services in Barnsley.

What next?

BME Carers Needs Assessment BME drug & alcohol abuse project Gypsy & Traveler mental health research Joint planning and delivery of cultural diversity training with PCT.


DRE - Mental Health Team
Delivering Race Equality in Mental Health (DRE)
Is the government’s action plan for achieving equality and tackling discrimination in mental health services in England for all people of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) status, including those of Irish or Mediterranean origin and East European migrants.

What we do?

The focus of our work programme is to take action on: Developing and Building Responsive Services; Engaging Communities; and Building and using Better Information in the delivery of mental health care.

How we do this: By carrying out the following four specific roles

Change Agent

* Identify community concerns and gaps in services.
* Seek out capabilities of communities to develop innovative practice
* Increase channels of communication between community & statutory services.

Service Developer

* Advising on training & education of staff.
* Highlight the importance of culture in service systems and practice.
* Develop joint working between statutory & community services

Capacity Builder

* Developing socially inclusive BME communities
* Engaging in establishment of community leadership
* Assist in development of community organisations

Access Facilitator

* Helping people find effective pathways across services
* Directing people to community resources
* Address language and others barriers to services
DRE EVENTS


Need

HELP ?

If you need any help, advice or information please contact:

The CDW’s:
01226 320131

E-mail:

Mirban@bbemi.org
mirban.Hussain@
barnsleypct.nhs.uk

Olga@bbemi.org
olga.gajczyk@ barnsleypct.nhs.uk

R roya@bbemi.org Roya.pourali@ barnsleypct.nhs.uk

NHS Barnsley

The following languages are spoken by CDW’s:

Arabic, Farsi, Hindi, Mirpuri, Polish, Punjabi and Urdu.


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