Improve the Experience of Black people Detained under the Mental Health Act
This project aims to understand why Black people are more likely to be detained under the Mental Health Act (commonly known as being ‘sectioned’). Nationally, Black individuals are five times more likely to be sectioned than White people.
The mental health charity, Mind, in Berkshire is collaborating with Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to explore this inequality. They are gathering anonymous experiences from Black people in Berkshire, who have been detained in the last five years, and from their family members.
The project’s findings will be independently reviewed by the NHS Race and Health Observatory, and recommendations will guide future mental health interventions, fostering equality and better outcomes for the Black community.
Project lead / contact: Pratibha Rajawat – Project Manager Pratibha.Rajawat@berkshire.nhs.uk
ARC theme: Mental health across the life course
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Who we're working with
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk
- Mind Berkshire
- Mind Oxfordshire
- Healthwatch
- Working with the six unitary authorities - West Berkshire, Windsor and Maidenhead, Wokingham, Bracknell Forest, Reading and Slough.
- Berkshire Public Health and East Berkshire Public Health specific Research teams
- University of Reading