Our objectives
Advance
The education for the public benefit among mental health practitioners and women of African/Caribbean descent who have an interest in mental health, by:
a) the provision of training, workshops, events and resources designed to aid understanding of how mental health manifests in women of African/Caribbean descent and their experience of accessing mental healthcare services and to support the delivery of appropriate mental healthcare services for them;
b) the provision of bursaries and awards to support women of African/Caribbean descent who are studying for professional qualifications to enable them to become mental health practitioners.
Preserve and protect
The mental and emotional health of women of African/Caribbean descent by providing mental health resources, including where appropriate, access to professional counselling.
Our activities
- Provide/hold training, workshops, events and resources designed to aid understanding of how mental health manifests in women of African/Caribbean descent
- Support women of African/Caribbean descent in their endeavours in becoming mental health professionals
- Knowledge exchange sessions between mental health professional to ensure that not just BAME mental health professionals are trained and skilled to deliver adequate mental health care to women of African/Caribbean descent
