People from ethnic minorities will be helped to find work as a result of a new independent body launched today.
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The UK’s increasing ethnic diversity is putting pressure on councils to recruit foster carers from minorities
A young child from Somalia arrives in the UK without their parents.
Ethnic minority group pulls out from race assessment over tight timescale
The national body for mental health professionals and service users from ethnic minorities has pulled out of government events designed to test the race equality impact of its proposed mental health legislation.
Training materials: A Holistic Approach to Black and Minority Ethnic Mental Health
This resource looks at ethnic minority mental health problems and examines the role of cultural differences and institutional racism, writes Mike Young.
Research review: Child Welfare Services for Minority Ethnic Families: The Research Reviewed
This book surprises as much as it informs, writes Melanie Howes.
Ethnic minority project may provide reduced service as funding crisis hits
The biggest national learning difficulties project for improving services for ethnic minority communities faces an uncertain future if long-term funding is not found.
Exam results among ethnic minority groups improves
GCSE exam results for black pupils have improved at a higher rate than any other ethnic minority groups over the last two years, according to statistics released by the government today.
Funding announced to help homeless people from ethnic minorities
Housing minister Yvette Cooper today announced funding of £3 million to help local authorities tackle homelessness within ethnic minority groups, writes Clare Jerrom.
Ethnic minorities miss out on help
Less than a quarter of people with learning difficulties from ethnic minority groups are known to services, according to a report.
Ethnic minorities unknown to services
Under a quarter of people with learning difficulties from ethnic minority groups are known to services, according to a report out yesterday, writes Maria Ahmed.
Life after care: the experiences of young people from different ethnic groups.
Young white people who have been in the care system do less well at school, are more likely to become involved in crime and drug use, and more likely to experience homelessness than young care leavers from other ethnic groups, according to new research.
Care leaver study reveals ethnic gap
Care leaver study reveals ethnic gap White young people suffer the
worst outcomes of all ethnic groups within the care system and
after leaving it, a Joseph Rowntree Foundation has found.
The study finds they are most at risk of…
Mental health services for ethnic minorities held back by lack of user involvement
Service users from ethnic minorities are unlikely to be involved in mental health user-involvement projects because their basic needs are not being met, delegates said.
Mental Health Services for ethnic minority children and adolescents
This collection of expert contributions considerably helps the reader in critical analysis of existing provision of mental health services to ethnic minority children, but ultimately fails to deliver sufficient practical solutions for professionals working in the field, writes Peter Spelman.
‘Ethnic minorities should complain’
A member of the David Bennett Inquiry panel has urged the families of people from ethnic minorities with mental health problems to complain about poor treatment to the Commission for Racial Equality.
Government sets out plan for better mental health services for ethnic minorities
Health minister Rosie Winterton today launched guidance to help primary care trusts deliver better mental health services for black and ethnic minorities, writes Haroon Ashraf.
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