Children Young People and Families programme

Delivering Race Equality in Mental Health Care

This document is an action plan for achieving equality and tackling discrimination in mental health services in England for all people of Black and minority ethnic (BME) status, including those of Irish or Mediterranean origin and east European migrants.

Inside Outside: Improving Mental Health Services for Black and Ethnic Minority Communities in England

This document sets out proposals for reforming the service experience and service outcome of people black and minority ethnic groups who experience mental ill health and who come into contact with mental health services, as users or carers.

Positive Steps: Supporting Race Equality in Mental Healthcare

This guide offers advice and support to help mental health care staff respond to the needs of Black and minority ethnic (BME) patients.
The guide – which highlights good practice that already exists in the mental healthcare system - is part of the Government’s five-year action plan (Delivering Race Equality in Mental Health Care) to further improve services for these patients. The guide also incorporates key mental health issues and religious and cultural needs for different ethnic groups, using needs for South Asian, African and Caribbean groups as examples.