Inequalities in the proportions of children from different ethnic groups in the care system must be urgently investigated to ensure services are socially just and fit for purpose and resources are used effectively, academics have said.
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Care system ethnic inequalities must be addressed to ensure children get services they need, study argues
Will a new Mental Health Act tackle ethnic inequalities?
By Professor Kamaldeep Bhui
The prime minister, Theresa May, has described shortfalls in mental health care as a “burning injustice” in our country. Her government has pledged to overhaul the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) after concluding that “discriminatory use”…
Social work, race and ethnicity: ‘There is a lot of pain in the students’ stories’
A social work academic reflects on a week that features uncomfortable realities and a small triumph for positive values
Guide to placing black and minority ethnic children for adoption: Using research to inform practice
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Ethnicity has ‘no impact’ on odds of being detained under Mental Health Act, study finds
Study authors hope findings will put end to "lingering suspicion of institutional racism" in mental health care
Lack of ethnic diversity among Step Up to Social Work students sets off alarm bells
A detailed investigation is needed into why none of the 132 black British-African applicants to Step Up proceeded beyond the assessment centre stage, according to an evaluation of the programme.
Social workers should consider ethnicity in adoption, say peers
Government proposals to speed up the adoption process do not go far enough and miss important opportunities, a House of Lords committee has found
Failings in ethnic minority mental health care ignored
The government talks about mental health reform but has taken little action to address inequalities in a system where ethinc minorities are over-represented and under supported, writes Kamaldeep Bhui
Successful fostering of black and ethnic minority children
Community Care Inform and the British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) examine the arguments for placing children according to their cultural backgrounds. By Savita De Sousa, Roana Roach and Jacqui Lawrence
Mental health needs of ethnic minority children ‘overlooked’
Agencies, including social services, are "systematically failing" to address the mental health needs of black and minority ethnic (BME) children and young people, according to a report by The Afiya Trust.
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Warning over ethnicity assumptions in child exploitation cases
A warning against drawing conclusions about the ethnicity of people who sexually exploit children has been sounded by the chief executive of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection centre (Ceop).
Government study reveals age and ethnic divisions in adoption
The number of looked-after children left in limbo as their adoption plans fall through has been revealed for the first time by the Department for Education.
Ethnic minorities still over-represented in mental healthcare
People from ethnic minorities remain disproportionately represented on mental health wards with no signs of this reducing, the Care Quality Commission revealed today. CQC chair Jo Williams (pictured) responded by calling for more collaboration between health and social care agencies.
Social work students from ethnic minorities face struggle
Black students are struggling to pass the social work degree because universities do not have proper systems of support for their needs, a senior academic has said.
Services must adapt for older people from ethnic minorities
Service providers have been advised to adapt older people's services to meet the needs of an increasingly ethnically diverse population after a study suggested attitudes to care are rapidly changing.
Services must change to make personalisation real for ethnic minorities
There are many barriers preventing people from ethnic minorities enjoying the benefits of personalisation, writes Patrick Vernon
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