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Minority voices: Research into the access and acceptability of ... - MMC

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis eighteen-month study has been funded by The Diana, Princess <strong>of</strong> Wales Memorial Fund,The Henry Smith Charity, <strong>the</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Health, <strong>the</strong> National Institute for Mental Health inEngl<strong>and</strong> (NIMHE) <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Children <strong>and</strong> Young People’s Unit (CYPU). The research team isgrateful to all <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se organisations for <strong>the</strong>ir support in carrying out this study.Thanks are due to <strong>the</strong> services - all over <strong>the</strong> country - that participated in <strong>the</strong> study. Weappreciate <strong>the</strong> time <strong>of</strong>fered to us by young people <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir families <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> staff working with<strong>the</strong>m, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir willingness to share <strong>the</strong>ir experiences <strong>and</strong> ideas.We would like to thank <strong>the</strong> project advisory group - Rumman Hoque, Br<strong>and</strong>on Centre; FrankLowe, from <strong>the</strong> Young Black People’s Consultation Service, Tavistock <strong>and</strong> Portman NHS Trust;Ciaran McKeown, Save <strong>the</strong> Children; Ravinder Barn, Royal Holloway College; BrendanMcLoughlin, London Development Centre for Mental Health; Albert Persaud, Department <strong>of</strong>Health <strong>and</strong> NIMHE, <strong>and</strong> Anula Nikapota, Brixton Child Guidance Centre; also staff from TheMellow Campaign, in particular S<strong>and</strong>ra Griffiths, for <strong>the</strong>ir help <strong>and</strong> advice in organising <strong>the</strong>feedback event for young people.Finally, we wish to acknowledge <strong>the</strong> support <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> staff in <strong>the</strong> YoungMinds <strong>of</strong>fice, especially in<strong>the</strong> final stages <strong>of</strong> getting a wide range <strong>of</strong> quite diverse materials ready for publication.<strong>Minority</strong> Voices <strong>Research</strong> Report2

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