Black Britain: Mental Health

Within the Black community, there is a much higher rate of mental health problems than in the wider society. We need to face up to this fact.

Sources used in the vid:
http://www.blackmentalhealth.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=vie...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/6678369.stm

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Black
• Britain
• Mental
• Health

[tubebility]

i like your last words "the experience of living in the west is not conducive to our well being", it chimes with my own view on the subject of mental health.

more detailed videos about environment vs mental health:

watch?v=J_O24tnqs_U "A Theory of Mental Health 1"

watch?v=mgqIUf8Jg-c "A Theory of Mental Health 2"

watch?v=-P6_FwpVo_s "Psychiatry the fraud"

there is more on my channel - playlist: culture

[AfricansArise]

@tubebility Thanks, will check them out

[CanadianLulz]

Great vid. Thanks SO MUCH for posting this!! You have a new subscriber. It is hard for those around me to deal with my issues but lucky for me I have a tight nit group of understanding people. The worse thing is when we flip out and go through the legal system. So far I have been very lucky with support tho. We need more people like you!

[AfricansArise]

@CanadianLulz Your welcome CanadianLulz Yes family support is absolutely vital and I'm glad to hear you have that. I kinda forgot about this video so I'm happy that it's still impacting people

[ironboogz]

boi av i got a story for you but i wont tell it because its not my story to tell... allll i can say is england doesnt do very well for its mentaly ill black community... social workers and government do not do there job,, im also very aware of black people dissassosiating themself from there own family because of there affliction,, black people need to do alot more in a community take responsibilty for eachother , cos kno 1 is goin to do it for u especialy not the system... 1 love

[AfricansArise]

Thanks for your comments bro. I think we can't rely on the system. We have to do what we can to preent our people ending up in the system in the first place.

[tubebility]

2) who does a black male go to (like elders), to get his cultural boost from if (usually) he didn't get it from his family?

and, just like other cultures have established for their people in this country; where does he go to for guidance on (miss)education, housing, debt, mental health, ...life? because, i've never heard of such a place.

ps: i'm sure a few people have solid foundations and don't need anybody for anything, so i'm talking mainly about... regular people :P

[tubebility]

1) in england, the indians, turkish, jews, and even the scotish and welsh, have their own cultural congregations, schools, housing agencies, and publications.

yet, it seems to be that every time an african male is born, he has to reinvent the wheel - starting out in life with a deficit ...often alone!

[soymiguelalejandro23]

IT IS nearly the same here in the states I suffer from schizophrenia and I see about the very same situations and circumstances that you are describing here, it is very sad. we do have a pretty good mental health care system however it is a matter of access and many people of color due to financial constraints can't access some of the better services and as a result suffer in many devastating ways. I will do more studying of your videos. I have devoted the majority of my page to mental health.

[ironboogz]

i can agree strongly with this