Community Development Workers
 Promoting race equality and supporting well-being in mental health


Introduction

Research has shown that Black and Minority Ethnic people often find it difficult to use health services when they have a mental health problem.

Many people do not believe that Western/British mental health services can offer positive health. To help solve these problems, Community Development Workers have been employed.
 

We work with the community and anyone involved in creating and providing mental health services in North Somerset.
We hope this will ensure that the services people receive are what they really need.

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What we do

Connect with communities by;

  • Raising awareness of mental health and wellbeing to reduce stigma
  • Helping individuals and communities to have a say in the way mental health services are provided

Making Services easier to use by;

  • Providing good information
  • Removing language and other barriers
  • Helping people understand how to get the services they need

Helping to improve services by;

  • Making sure services understand what people want
  • Encouraging all services to work together
  • Ensuring there is more training in Black and Minority Ethnic issues for mental health staff.
     

Plans for the future

Please get in touch to share information and ideas to help make a positive Difference.

North Somerset Primary Care Trust’s  Community Development Worker is Jay Akerele.

He would like to hear from who has experience of these issues and would be willing to share information and ideas about how we can make a positive difference.

Mr Akerele can be contacted by;

Tel: 01275 546770
Mobile: 07527 015828
Fax: 01275 546769
Email : jay.akerele@nsomerset-pct.nhs.uk


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Useful contacts

Friend (Weston-super-Mare) Limited
39 Oxford Street
Weston-super-Mare
Somerset
BS23 1TN
Tel : 01934 622292
Email: admin@friendcmhrc.com
 Website www.friendcmhrc.com

The Care Forum
The Vassall Centre
Gill Avenue
Bristol
BS16 2QQ
Tel: 0117 9589306
Fax: 0117 9650200
Email: katharinegonzales@thecareforum.org.uk

Somerset Racial Equality Council
01934 414455
Website www.srec.org.uk
Email: bmeproject@srec.org.uk

RETHINK- National Advice Service
0208 974 68 14
 Website www.rethink.org
Email: advice@rethink.org

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health
Partnership NHS Trust
01249 468000
Website www.awp.nhs.uk

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