Join the Forum for Ethnic Carers of People living with Mental Illness – Friday 24th June 10:30 AM

News - 13 June 2022

The online ethnic carer forum provides an opportunity for people from diverse backgrounds who care for someone with a mental illness to learn more about how mental health works with race and ethnicity.
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The forum gives an opportunity for engagement, involvement and empowerment around how services are doing. Carers from all backgrounds invited.

The forum is chaired by Carer Matthew McKenzie author of “A caring mind”.

The forum runs every last Friday morning at the end of the month.

The next forum is on Friday 24th June 10:30 AM.

The forum is currently running online via Zoom.

You can download Zoom here https://zoom.us/ or contact Matthew Mckenzie for an invitation via mmckenz11@hotmail.com

Guest speakers

  • Dr Karan Julia – Dementia updates on ethnic communities (University of Wolverhampton)
  • Lucy Jacobs – Bromley Senior Care Manager – talk on Factors affecting the help-seeking behaviour ethnic groups
  • Danni Foster – East Leicester Medical Practice – Ethnicity and Health Inequalities paper
  • Professor Azhar Farooqi OBE – Chair of Leicester city CCG – Ethnicity and Health Inequalities paper

To find out more you can book online: bit.ly/3NQCn9Y

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