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THREAD: We’ve been shocked and distressed by the death of George Floyd in the US, and we know many people in the UK are deeply affected by it too.
#GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter
#GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter
We know that Black people in the UK live every day in the shadow of injustice and inequality, exemplified now with the higher risk of severe illness and dying from Covid-19
#Covid19UK
#Covid19UK
Daily experiences of racist aggression and discrimination take their toll on people’s mental health from childhood and throughout life.
(For more on this, see: https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/against-the-odds
https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/this-is-me )
(For more on this, see: https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/against-the-odds
https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/this-is-me )
We also know that Black people are at a greater risk of being brought to #MentalHealth services by the police, of being sectioned under the #MentalHealthAct and of being restrained while in hospital.
(For more on this, take a look at the Wessely Review https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/independent-review-of-the-mental-health-act, or our 'Breaking the circles of fear' report, which is sadly still extremely relevant 18 years on: https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/sites/default/files/breaking_the_circles_of_fear.pdf)
We need to take action now, at every level, to tackle racial injustice and inequality and their impacts on mental health.
For too long they have been ignored and overshadowed.
For too long they have been ignored and overshadowed.
This is a great summary from @imTerenceLester on how racism causes trauma and mental ill-health: https://twitter.com/imTerenceLester/status/1266698785817792517
Great point made by @Kadra_A_ on institutional racism in UK policing: https://twitter.com/Kadra_A_/status/1266737946524352512
And this from @Ttall on anti-racist tips: https://twitter.com/Ttall/status/1266683847401406464
And this shocking statistic via @NatalieCreary @CharitySoWhite https://twitter.com/NatalieCreary/status/1265415192558567429
