Black & Minority Ethnic User-led Perspectives in Mental HealthSurvivor Research specialises in foregrounding the perspectives of mental health service users and survivors in the thinking and innovation around mental health, wellbeing and recovery. Our particular expertise lies in making the views and opinions of users and survivors from black and minority ethnic and other marginalised communities an integral and critical part of the overall service user/survivor voice. We are a group of independent workers offering consultancy services in mental health. We undertake:
Latest NewsInquiry into acute and crisis care: reportThe report of Mind's inquiry into acute and crisis care, Listening to Experience, calls for more humane services. CPA and recoveryThe National Survivor User Network is recruiting for a new study on Care Programme Approach and Recovery Response to the Public Health White PaperSurvivor Research has prepared a response to the public health white paper, Healthy Lives, Healthy People, for The Afiya Trust and Race on the Agenda (ROTA). Recovery and Resilience: Report LaunchThe report of the project Recovery and Resilience: African, African Caribbean and South Asian Women's Narratives about Recovering from Mental Distress will be launched on 23rd March at Trinity Hall in London A Response to the NHS White Paper from the BME SectorThe Afiya Trust has submitted a response to the Government's White Paper on the NH, Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS. The response, collated by Survivor Research, and signed by several BMEcommunity and voluntary organisations, highlights the importance of not leaving marginalised communities behind and makes a series of recommendations to achieve equality in health and social care. |
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Open Mind
The Sackcloth Man The Sackcloth Man, a children's book written by Jayasree Kalathil, tells the story of ten-year-old Anu and the Sackclothman and their growing friendship as they help each other make sense of sadness and strength. |
A new report on black women's stories of recovering from mental and emotional distress from the Mental Health Foundation and Survivor Research. 
The latest issue of Open Mind focuses on media and mental health, including articles about representation, campaigning and reviews of media coverage.