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Wide-ranging review of the issues concerning ethnicity and its definition, including: ethnicityand identity; families and households; income, housing, education, physical and mental health.Also specific chapters on youth justice, racism and young people, the provision of socialservices and young refugees and asylum seekers.Fernando, S. (2003). Cultural Diversity, Mental Health and Psychiatry. Brunner-Routledge.Provides an overview of racism and cultural diversity and how these have been addressed overtime, including initiatives in mental health service provision and changes in psychiatric andpsychological training. One specific section explores changing practice and options for thefuture, including discussion of how to strengthen the Black voluntary sector and promoteaccess to services.Malek, M. and Joughin, C. (eds.) (2004). Mental Health Services for Minority Ethnic Childrenand Adolescents. FOCUS/The Royal Institute of Psychiatrists’ Research Unit. Jessica KingsleyPublishers.Draws together current research on mental health services for children from minority ethnicbackgrounds, with an aim of highlighting the key issues that need to be considered if mentalhealth practitioners are to be able to make informed decisions about ethnicity, minority ethnicgroups and the development of culturally competent approaches. Part two of the bookdescribes the findings from a small survey of service commissioners and child and adolescentmental health service managers. This explored their understanding and approaches todeveloping services for children and young people from Black and minority ethnic groups.The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health (2002). Breaking the Circles of Fear. A review of therelationship between mental health services and African and Caribbean communities.Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health.Presents the findings of a large-scale qualitative inquiry into the provision of mental healthservices for Black people and explains why there is a need to review the treatment and careoffered to those with mental health problems. The report examines the pathways to services,the experiences of this section of the population and the impediments to change, including atthe primary care level and the availability of community-based crisis care. Examples of positivepractice are identified, and recommendations are set out aimed at supporting the Blackcommunity, improving access, creating sensitive services, workforce development and capacitybuilding.! Young Asian womenNewham Asian Women’s Project (2004). Silent Scream. Young Asian Women and Self-Harm.Newham Asian Women’s Project.A handbook that aims to raise awareness and provide information about young Asian womenand self-harm. Aimed at practitioners, the handbook is divided into a number of short sectionsthat explore what is meant by self-harm and how to provide accessible responses; theparticular issues facing young Asian women that may make them particularly vulnerable toself-harm, and the fears, stereotypes and myths that surround Asian culture. Later sections ofthe document provide case study exercises and examples.Newham Asian Women’s Project (1998). Young Asian Women and Self-Harm. A Mental HealthNeeds Assessment of Young Asian Women in Newham, East London. A Qualitative Study.Newham Inner-city Multi-fund and Newham Asian Women’s Project.Research report exploring self-harm and the services available for young women with thisdifficulty, including analysis of young women’s awareness and understanding of mental healthand of mental health services and their existing and preferred pathways to receiving care andsupport.Minority Voices Research Report46