A question of race : the report of a conference on the future of mental health services for the black communities held at the City University, London on 19 and 20 September 1990
This conference was planned as an event for, and facilitated by, black people. This was to enable participants to feel at ease and to express their feelings openly without being constrained by the presence of white people. It was aimed specifically at service users as well as service providers in both the statutory and voluntary sectors. The issues addressed were : black women and mental health; alternative therapies; perspectives of the NHS and Community Care Act; mental health and elderly people; supporting and involving families in the community. The report is intended to provide a firm starting point from which readers can take up and develop the issues raised.