Lifestyle & Health | Minority Perspective

Are We Really Buying Black?

05/07/202005/07/2020Mark WatsonLeave a Comment

Have you noticed how black beauty and hair products seem to be more prominent in TV adverts lately? Is this a sign that black people and black beauty is finally being acknowledged by the mainstream media? More importantly, is all this sudden attention genuine?

Black mental health matters more than ever

14/06/2020Mark WatsonLeave a Comment

With all the focus on racism in the mainstream media at the moment discussing black mental health has never been more important, especially in light of the statistics that Black people are more likely to be sectioned under the Mental Health Act 1983. It’s time to talk!

BMH UK launch National Taser Survey for Britain’s African Caribbean communities

23/03/201714/06/2020Black Mental Health UKLeave a Comment

Human rights campaigns group Black Mental Health UK (BMH UK) has launched a National Taser survey for black Britain, which has been circulated to over 100 black led and run agencies around the country that support or work with people from the UKs African Caribbean communities.

BMH UK’s calls for ban of Taser against detained patients on locked psychiatric wards to be debated in parliament

11/06/201612/09/2016Black Mental Health UKLeave a Comment

Calls by human rights campaigns group, Black Mental Health UK (BMH UK )for a ban on the use of Taser firearms against people detained on locked psychiatric wards, will be among amendments debated on the second day of report stage of the Policing and Crime Bill in the House of Commons on Monday 13th June […]

Diabetes UK is calling for Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Community Champions throughout Britain.

06/05/2016Tony KellyLeave a Comment

Diabetes UK the charity that campaigns on behalf of people living with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes recently started a nationwide recruitment drive to appoint 1000, yes one thousand Community Champions from the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community in Britain. There are not many of these ethnic groups involved in engaging with others about diabetes and […]

BMH UK position paper on State violence against black Britons presented to the United Nations

22/04/201622/04/2016Black Mental Health UKLeave a Comment

The inquiry abuse of black Briton was among the issues raised in a position paper that human rights campaigns group Black Mental Health UK (BMH UK) presented to members of the 18th session of the United Nations Working Group of Experts on people of African Descent (WGPAD), at the Palais de Nations in Switzerland.

Black Mental Health UK launch Top 30 List for 2015

31/12/201517/07/2016Black Mental Health UKLeave a Comment

Human rights campaigns group Black Mental Health UK’s( BMH UK) has launched its Top 30 list for 2015, which spotlights the leading individuals that have done essential work to improve the way African Diaspora living the UK are treated by these services in the past 12 months.

Type 2 diabetes soaring in black communities in Britain

18/08/201517/03/2016Tony KellyLeave a Comment

The soaring rate of type 2 diabetes has been on all the major news channels i.e. tv and radio, social websites and in the newspapers. I am trying once again to be proactive as diabetes is impacting and affecting the black community at an alarming rate in comparison to all ethnic groups. I have been […]

Home Office and Black Mental health UK to hold summit on policing and mental health

29/09/201417/03/2016Black Mental Health UKLeave a Comment

The Home Office is working with Black Mental Health UK (BMH UK) on preparations for a policing and mental health summit. The event, which will take place on the 23 October at Central Westminster Hall, aims to:

Black Mental Health UK say Equalities Commission new inquiry into deaths in mental health settings must end preventable fatalities

11/06/201428/07/2016Black Mental Health UK1 Comment

Human rights campaigns group, Black Mental Health UK (BMH UK) has welcomed today’s announcement by the Equalities and Human Rights commission of a year- long inquiry into the non-natural deaths of adults with mental health conditions detained by thestate and say this must lead to an end in preventable fatalities.