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