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

Useful reading

• Rai-Atkins A., Jama AA., Wright N. et al. (2002). Best practice in mental health: advocacy for African, Caribbean and South Asian Communities. York, UK: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
• Cambridge P., Williams L. Approaches to advocacy for refugees and asylum seekers: a development case study for a local support and advice service. J Refugee Stud 2004; 17:97–113.
• Christie, Y., and Hill, N. (2003). Black Spaces Project. London: Mental Health Foundation.
• Chouhan, K., and MacAttram, M. (2005). Towards a blueprint for action: building capacity in the black and minority ethnic voluntary and community sector providing mental health services. A study for the African and Caribbean Mental Health Commission. London: Greater London Authority.
• Department of Health (2005). Delivering race equality in mental health care: An action plan for reform inside and outside services and the Government's response to the Independent inquiry into the death of David Bennett
• Department of Health (2005). Community development workers for black and minority ethnic communities: education and training – supplementary guidance.
• Foley, R., and Platzer, H. (2007). Place and provision: Mapping mental health advocacy services in London, Social Science and Medicine, vol. 64, no. 3, pp. 617-632.
• Healthcare Commission, Mental Health Act Commission and National Institute for Mental Health England (2005). Count me in: results of a national census of inpatients in mental health hospitals in England and Wales. London, UK: Healthcare Commission.
• Healthcare Commission, Mental Health Act Commission and National Institute for Mental Health England (2007). Count me in: results of the 2006 national census of inpatients in mental health and learning disability services in England and Wales. London: Healthcare Commission.
• Heer, B. (2004). Building bridges for health: exploring the potential for advocacy in London. London: King's Fund.
• Henderson, R., and Pochin, M. (2001). A right result. advocacy, justice and empowerment. Bristol: Policy Press.
• Huijbers, K. (2005). Learning for the sector in action for advocacy: annual review 2004-2005.
• Kapasi, R., Silvera, M. (2002). A standards framework for delivering effective health and social care advocacy for black and minority ethnic Londoners.
• Keating, F. (2007). African and Caribbean men and mental health. Race Equality Foundation briefing paper 5.
• Keating, F., Robertson, D., McCulloch, A., Francis, E. (2002). Breaking the circles of fear: a review of the relationship between mental health services and African and Caribbean communities. London: Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health.
• Newbigging, K., McKeown, M., Hunkins-Hutchinson, E., French, B. (2007). Mtetezi: Mental health advocacy with African and Caribbean Men. London: Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE).
• NHS Confederation (2006). Commissioning race equality in mental health care.
• Silvera, M., and Kapasi, R. (2000). Health Advocacy for Minority Ethnic Londoners: putting services on the map. London: King's Fund.
• World Health Organization. (2003). Advocacy for mental health (PDF file). Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization.

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