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BAME Women and Mental Health
Dialogue SocietyThe Dialogue Society will organise a panel discussion on “BAME Women and Mental Health” on 24th September 2020, 17:00 to discuss issues in accessing mental health services for BAME women and ethnic inequalities in mental health care. ► Speakers • Dr Bibha Simkhada, University of Huddersfield • Dr Mariam Vahdaninia, Independent Researcher • Hannah Blunt, Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust • Iysha Arun, Research Fellow, Dialogue ► Abstract In England and Wales, nearly a fifth of people come from a BAME background. Women, on the other hand, make up over half (50.8%) of the residentRead moreShow less
The Dialogue Society will organise a panel discussion on “BAME Women and Mental Health” on 24th September 2020, 17:00 to discuss issues in accessing mental health services for BAME women and ethnic inequalities in mental health care.
► Speakers
• Dr Bibha Simkhada, University of Huddersfield
• Dr Mariam Vahdaninia, Independent Researcher
• Hannah Blunt, Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
• Iysha Arun, Research Fellow, Dialogue
► Abstract
In England and Wales, nearly a fifth of people come from a BAME background. Women, on the other hand, make up over half (50.8%) of the resident population of England and Wales and at the last census in 2011, 13.9% or 3.9 million of these women were from a BAME background. Yet, BAME communities are comparatively at higher risk of ill mental health and disproportionately impacted by social determinants associated with mental illness, a report by the Race and Equality Foundation has found.
It is also important to note that different ethnic groups have different experiences of mental health problems that reflect their culture and context. Given that BAME covers a wide range of people from a diverse range of background, better understanding of cultural and faith beliefs for BAME communities will help designing services to promote recovery and addressing culturally sensitive barriers to accessing these services.
While BAME people in general often face individual and societal challenges that affect access to healthcare and overall mental and physical health, BAME women feel both more anxious and less supported in society. Although various reports suggest that there is a high rate of women from BAME backgrounds experiencing mental health problems, researches in this area are limited and campaigns to improve the mental health of BAME women leave much to be desired.
The panel will explore the reason behind the absence of complete data on this topic across the nations of the UK and look further into BAME women's experience in accessing mental health care service.
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► Speakers
• Dr Bibha Simkhada, University of Huddersfield
• Dr Mariam Vahdaninia, Independent Researcher
• Hannah Blunt, Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
• Iysha Arun, Research Fellow, Dialogue
► Abstract
In England and Wales, nearly a fifth of people come from a BAME background. Women, on the other hand, make up over half (50.8%) of the resident population of England and Wales and at the last census in 2011, 13.9% or 3.9 million of these women were from a BAME background. Yet, BAME communities are comparatively at higher risk of ill mental health and disproportionately impacted by social determinants associated with mental illness, a report by the Race and Equality Foundation has found.
It is also important to note that different ethnic groups have different experiences of mental health problems that reflect their culture and context. Given that BAME covers a wide range of people from a diverse range of background, better understanding of cultural and faith beliefs for BAME communities will help designing services to promote recovery and addressing culturally sensitive barriers to accessing these services.
While BAME people in general often face individual and societal challenges that affect access to healthcare and overall mental and physical health, BAME women feel both more anxious and less supported in society. Although various reports suggest that there is a high rate of women from BAME backgrounds experiencing mental health problems, researches in this area are limited and campaigns to improve the mental health of BAME women leave much to be desired.
The panel will explore the reason behind the absence of complete data on this topic across the nations of the UK and look further into BAME women's experience in accessing mental health care service.
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About Dialogue Society
The Dialogue Society is a registered charity (Registered Charity Number: 1117039), established in London in 1999, with the aim of advancing social cohesion by connecting communities, empowering people to engage and contributing to the development of ideas on dialogue and community building. The Dialogue Society is not a religious or ethnic organisation. It aims to facilitate dialogue on a whole range of social issues, regardless of any particular faith or religion. It stands for democracy, human rights, the non-instrumentalisation of religion in politics, equality, and freedom of speech.
