Implementing the Race Equality Action Plan

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Action Plan ◽  
Racial Inequalities ◽  
Minority Ethnic ◽  
Public Bodies

The Welsh Government’s Race Equality Action Plan sets out to tackle structural racial inequalities in Wales in order to make ‘meaningful and measurable changes to the lives of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people by tackling racism’ and achieve ‘a Wales that is anti-racist by 2030’. The consultation closed in July and responses are currently being reviewed. Delivering on this ambitious vision will require concerted and carefully thought-through actions. The Welsh Government and public bodies are going to need to establish a very clear set of priorities and metrics to ensure accountability for achieving measurable race equality improvements. Building on the recommendations in WCPP’s evidence reviews on improving race equality in Wales, which informed the development of the Race Equality Action Plan, this commentary highlights some of the steps that might be necessary or helpful to make good on the Plan’s aims.

scholarly journals The Mental Health needs of the UK's Chinese children

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Cheng ◽  
P. A. Tiffin
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Ethnic Communities ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Adults And Children ◽  
Minority Ethnic

Sir: In 2005, the Department of Health for England set a five-year action plan, Delivering Race Equality in Mental Health Care. The aim was to encourage the development of services that were more appropriate and responsive to the needs of both adults and children in Black and minority ethnic communities.

scholarly journals Autism in black, Asian and minority ethnic communities: a report on the first Autism Voice UK Symposium

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-175
Author(s):  
Mariama Seray Kandeh ◽  
Mariama Korrca Kandeh ◽  
Nicola Martin ◽  
Joanna Krupa
Keyword(s):  
Public Awareness ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Cultural Perspective ◽  
Ethnic Communities ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Autistic People ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Autism Education ◽  
Minority Ethnic

Purpose Little is known about the way autism is interpreted and accepted among the black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) populations in the UK. This report summarises a Symposium on autism in the UK-BAME community in 2018, organised by Autism Voice UK, Participatory Autism Research Collective and the Critical Autism and Disabilities Studies Research Group at London South Bank University. Design/methodology/approach The stance a family or community takes about a condition such as autism is influenced by their cultural background. The aims of the Symposium were to highlight different perspectives about autism in BAME communities and to preserve the cultural dignity of the community in supporting autistic members. Beliefs about autism, its diagnosis and acceptance of and support for autistic people from a specific cultural perspective of BAME communities must be cautiously interpreted by autism professionals because beliefs vary among different cultural groups. Findings Thematic analysis of feedback from participants yielded the following foci. Firstly, cultural, ethnic and religious sensitivities were important to participants who felt that these were often ignored by non-BAME professionals. Secondly, the need for collaboration to improve autism awareness within the community and understanding by professionals of the intersectionality between autism and identity in BAME families was prioritised. Thirdly, issues around feelings of stigma were common, but delegates felt that these were not well understood beyond people identifying as BAME. Originality/value An action plan was created which highlighted raising public awareness through community engagement, improvement of access to information for parents and culturally aware autism education for professionals and BAME communities.

scholarly journals Liberalism and race equality in higher education: The shift from the mandatory to the persuasive

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Pilkington ◽  
Melanie Crofts
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Adverse Outcomes ◽  
Racial Inequalities ◽  
Deficit Model ◽  
Minority Ethnic Groups ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Equitable Outcomes ◽  
Minority Ethnic

 This paper examines a twenty year period to explore the salience of race equality in higher education in the UK. While research evidence accumulates to demonstrate that staff and students from minority ethnic groups continue to experience considerab;e disadvantage, universities throughout the period have typically remained remarkably complacent. Such complacency partly stems from the dominance in the academy of a liberal as opposed to radical pperspective on equality. Universities typically see themselves as liberal and believe existing policies ensure fairness and in the propcess ignore adverse outcomes and do not see combating racial inequalities as a prioroty. The paper distinguishes two ideal typical approaches, the 'mandatory' and the   'persuasive' to the promotion of race equality and suggests that the period has witnessed the transition along a continuum from the mandatory to the persuasive. Regardless of which approach is preferred, universities are urged to have no truck with a deficit model and to see it as their responsibility to ensure more equitable outcomes.

scholarly journals Ageing, ethnicity and psychiatric services

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geetha Oommen ◽  
Jon Bashford ◽  
Ajit Shah
Keyword(s):  
Royal College ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Psychiatric Services ◽  
Council Report ◽  
Minority Ethnic

SummaryIn 2001, the Royal College of Psychiatrists produced Council Report (CR103) which concluded that services for Black and minority ethnic elders had received little attention. the report also called for an urgent need to establish a reliable and informative database of good practice and increased research. It is currently under review by the College. This article attempts to set out some of the issues that remain as well as newly identified ones. In particular, the article hopes to heighten awareness and raise debate about these issues and to link these with the College's Race Equality Action Plan.

Ethnic Differences in Self-Poisoning Across South London

Crisis ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 268-272
Author(s):  
Sean Cross ◽  
Dinesh Bhugra ◽  
Paul I. Dargan ◽  
David M. Wood ◽  
Shaun L. Greene ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Black Women ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
White Women ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
Managing Risk ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Incident Cases ◽  
Minority Ethnic

Background: Self-poisoning (overdose) is the commonest form of self-harm cases presenting to acute secondary care services in the UK, where there has been limited investigation of self-harm in black and minority ethnic communities. London has the UK’s most ethnically diverse areas but presents challenges in resident-based data collection due to the large number of hospitals. Aims: To investigate the rates and characteristics of self-poisoning presentations in two central London boroughs. Method: All incident cases of self-poisoning presentations of residents of Lambeth and Southwark were identified over a 12-month period through comprehensive acute and mental health trust data collection systems at multiple hospitals. Analysis was done using STATA 12.1. Results: A rate of 121.4/100,000 was recorded across a population of more than half a million residents. Women exceeded men in all measured ethnic groups. Black women presented 1.5 times more than white women. Gender ratios within ethnicities were marked. Among those aged younger than 24 years, black women were almost 7 times more likely to present than black men were. Conclusion: Self-poisoning is the commonest form of self-harm presentation to UK hospitals but population-based rates are rare. These results have implications for formulating and managing risk in clinical services for both minority ethnic women and men.

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