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, Castle Point and 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 (9MB docx)
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