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Race Equality Training in Mental Health Services in England: Does One Size Fit All?

The report of a national scoping study on race equality training in mental health, written by Joanna Bennett, Jayasree Kalathil and Frank Keating and published by the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health.

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One Size Doesn't Fit All

A shorter version of the report of the national scoping study on race equality training in mental health in England, written by Joanna Bennett, Jayasree Kalathil and Frank Keating. This article was first published in Mental Health Today, November 2007.

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This UK Black Phenomenon

Yvonne Christie raises some important questions about the loss of identity and sense of self in the Black community in the UK. The article was intended as a letter to one of the Black newspapers. Interestingly, it never got published!

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Let's Tell Our Stories: Looking for Black Women’s Personal Narratives

Traditionally, Black women's experiences of mental distress has been told by psychiatrists and researchers who do not understand their lived realities. Jayasree Kalathil discusses the power of personal narratives and the political potential of telling our own stories. This is a version of the paper presented at the 2nd National Conference on Black Women and Mental Health, held in London in November 2007.

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After Ervadi: Faith Healing and Human Rights

In this article, Jayasree Kalathil discusses healing, human rights and the law in the context of yet another media call to close down faith/religious healing spaces in India. A version of the article was published in aaina, 7.3, November 2007.

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The Road to Recovery

Jayasree Kalathil talks about her personal experience of receiving psychiatric care and what has and hasn’t helped in her journey through recovery. A version of this article was published in Diverse Minds, Autumn, 2006.

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Realities and Representations
A review of the film 15 Park Avenue, directed by Aparna Sen. Hailed as a new era for the representation of madness in Indian cinema. Jayasree Kalathil has her doubts. Published in aaina, March 2006.
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