SCIE Guide 21: Commissioning and providing mental health advocacy for African and Caribbean men

Implications for other diverse communities

The development of mental health advocacy for African and Caribbean men cannot be developed in isolation. Developments in the provision for African and Caribbean women and other diverse communities should be considered, too. Indeed, although men are the focus of this guide, the advocacy services described are also available to African and Caribbean women. Their specific requirements have not been considered here, but will need to be in the development of appropriate advocacy services for African and Caribbean communities as a whole. The principles, outcomes and practical steps suggested in this guide can be used as a basis for developments for diverse communities. Specific information is available as follows:

South Asian communities

• Joseph Rowntree Foundation: Best practice in mental health: advocacy for African, Caribbean and South Asian communities
• Chinese mental health advocacy service
• User self-advocacy project – Chinese Mental Health Association
  

Asylum seekers and refugees

• SCIE Race equality discussion paper 02: The social care needs of refugees and asylum seekers
• The King’s Fund mental health advocacy for Somali refugees and asylum seekers
• The King’s Fund health topic: black and minority ethnic groups
  

Lesbian, bisexual and gay people

• Pace’s mental health advocacy