This Completion Report collates and analyses the information gathered, capturing the experiences of ethnic minority communities in Southend, and their feelings towards engaging in services, including IAPT, in a culturally sensitive, non-clinical setting.
Between 8 October and 26 November 2021, SWIM conducted Assertive Outreach and Engagement to:
- Engage seldom heard ethnic minority (EM) community groups and raise awareness of mental health services among the people they represent;
- Listen to communities to discover how COVID-19 has impacted them;
- Collate first-hand evidence of the mental health impact of COVID-19 on individuals and families in these communities;
- Provide detailed feedback on experiences of COVID-19 and of accessing local mental health services; and
- Determine what kind of mental health services Black Asian and Minority Ethnic citizens would like in Southend and Castle Point & Rochford.
This Completion Report collates and analyses the information gathered, capturing the experiences of ethnic minority communities in Southend, and their feelings towards engaging in services, including IAPT, in a culturally sensitive, non-clinical setting. It identifies health and demographic trends as well as service pathway recommendations that arise from our interviews.
SWIM_BAME Southend MH Outreach Completion Report (docx, 9mb)
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