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'Race' on the welfare margins: the UK government's Delivering Race Equality mental health programme
Minority ethnic groups, arriving in the United Kingdom in substantial numbers since the late 1940s, have historically fared poorly in relation to welfare provision in the United Kingdom, with outcomes – even when accessing services – generally much worse than for the UK white population. This is particularly the case for forms of welfare provision such as mental health services which have failed to identify the specific needs of minorities and only recently begun to address them, largely as a result of high profile incidents such as the death of one minority patient while being restrained, and a broader legislative requirement to promote race equality. This article, based on a part-evaluation undertaken by the authors, describes aspects of the UK government's Delivering Race Equality (DRE) programme, which sought, through the employment of community development workers (CDWs) in the field of mental health, to engage with minority populations and encourage more appropriate mental health services. The evaluation suggests that, despite the possibilities for innovative work, CDWs were often located in marginal positions within local health service structures. Notwithstanding some modest gains, the programme appears to have failed to achieve a sustainable shift in the direction of culturally sensitive and accessible services, reflecting a more general and continuing marginalization of ‘race’ within UK welfare provision.
'Race' on the welfare margins: the UK government's Delivering Race Equality mental health programme
Minority ethnic groups, arriving in the United Kingdom in substantial numbers since the late 1940s, have historically fared poorly in relation to welfare provision in the United Kingdom, with outcomes – even when accessing services – generally much worse than for the UK white population. This is particularly the case for forms of welfare provision such as mental health services which have failed to identify the specific needs of minorities and only recently begun to address them, largely as a result of high profile incidents such as the death of one minority patient while being restrained, and a broader legislative requirement to promote race equality. This article, based on a part-evaluation undertaken by the authors, describes aspects of the UK government's Delivering Race Equality (DRE) programme, which sought, through the employment of community development workers (CDWs) in the field of mental health, to engage with minority populations and encourage more appropriate mental health services. The evaluation suggests that, despite the possibilities for innovative work, CDWs were often located in marginal positions within local health service structures. Notwithstanding some modest gains, the programme appears to have failed to achieve a sustainable shift in the direction of culturally sensitive and accessible services, reflecting a more general and continuing marginalization of ‘race’ within UK welfare provision.
'Race' on the welfare margins: the UK government's Delivering Race Equality mental health programme
Craig, Gary (author) / Walker, Reg (author)
Community development journal ; 47 ; 491-
2012-10-01
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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