Cover; Mental Health Services for Minority Ethnic Children and Adolescents; Contents; Foreword -- Kedar Nath Dwivedi; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction -- Mhemooda Malek; Recommendations -- FOCUS; Part One; 1 Understanding Ethnicity and Children's Mental Health; 2 The Cultural Relevance of the Mental Health Disciplines; 3 The Epidemiology of Mental Health Problems in Children and Adolescents from Minority Ethnic Groups in the UK; 4 Meeting the Needs of Minority Ethnic Groups in the UK; 5 Refugee Children in the UK; Part Two; Survey Methods and Findings
Summary
Bringing together current research on mental health services for children from minority ethnic backgrounds, this much-needed resource provides guidance for both practice and policy. In the light of their interviews with child and adolescent mental health managers about their approaches to service development, the authors argue that the delivery of effective services can be achieved only by recognizing the diversity of cultures and individual needs of minority groups and encouraging more communication between service providers. They consider how ethnicity is defined, and how the field of mental
