by Bronagh Miskelly

The linking of race and madness reeks of medieval superstition, yet it is very much alive in modern Britain. The annual Count Me In census reports that 23% of patients receiving in-patient mental health care are from black and minority ethnic groups. Black Caribbean people were four and a half times more likely to be admitted than population numbers would suggest.

Read the complete post at http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/social-work-blog/2008/12/stigmatised-for-being-black.html

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Posted 3 Dec 2008 11:44 AM by The Social Work Blog | Report Abuse

Filed under: ethnic minorities, mental health, Count me in