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

This guide to good practice is based on the findings from a research study, Minority Voices,carried out by YoungMinds, into the access to and acceptability of services for the mental healthof young people from Black and minority ethnic groups in England and Wales.The guidedescribes the service elements known to be important in providing mental health services forall young people and what has been shown by Minority Voices and other studies to beof particular importance for BME young people.These elements are illustrated by case studies throughout the guide.The guide complements the Minority Voices research report, which gives the rationale for thestudy in terms of national policy and findings from previous research in the field; themethodology, which focused on obtaining the views of young people themselves and also directlyinformed the design of the research instruments and outputs; and the findings on the types ofservices across the country that provide for the mental health of BME young people and theexperience of young people in gaining access to and using these services.The views of staff who work in these services contribute to a description of the mental healthneeds and unmet needs of BME young people and of ways in which services could bedeveloped better to meet these needs.The Minority Voices research study was funded by The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund,the Henry Smith Charity, the Department of Health, the National Institute for Mental Health inEngland (NIMHE), and the Children and Young People’s Unit (CYPU).YoungMinds48-50 St John StreetLondon EC1M 4DGTel: 020 7336 8445Fax: 020 7336 8446YoungMinds Order Line: 0870 870 1721Email: enquiries@youngminds.org.ukWebsite: www.youngminds.org.ukParents Information Service: 0800 018 2138Freephone supplied by MCI WorldComYoungMinds is a Registered Charity, no. 1016968Published in 2005. © YoungMinds 2005. ISBN: 0-9545123-7-5