Mental Health Conference: Intercultural Perspectives in Mental Health

Date: 3rd September 
Venue: The Resourse Centre, London  

Culture influences the presentation and meaning individuals, family members and community members give to experiences of, and attitudes to, mental health. In one culture mental distress may be seen as a result of demonic possession or as a result of the effects of witchcraft or sorcery requiring spiritual healing. In another cultural context it may be seen as a result of genetically inherited disease such as schizophrenia requiring administration of anti psychotic medication.

Aims:

To critically explore the relationship between culture and mental health within the BME communities (in the UK).

To consider racism, discrimination and prejudice and their effects on mental health.

To consider alternatives to the medical model of care.

To discuss how imams/healers may support statutory and voluntary sector
mental health services in facilitating access, assessment, care planning, treatment and follow up of people suffering from mental distress.

To generate practical solutions for participants to act upon, in relation to how mental health services in the UK could be more sensitive to the cultural, religious, social and economic needs of the Black and minority ethnic communities in the UK.

For more information, please contact:
Abul Hussain,
Tel: 07985 702 149
Email: bookings@bme-mentalhealth.co.uk 
Visit: http://www.bme-mentalhealth.co.uk/