Black and minority ethnic communities
What we are doing
We have commissioned several organisations to undertake work with Black and Minority Ethnic Communities who can experience a double stigma of mental illness.Open Secrets film
Shift has commissioned the production company Azko Films and made a short film called 'Open Secrets' about shame, mental illness and a middle class Asian family. The film stars Saeed Jaffrey and Valmike Rampersad.Watch the Open Secrets trailer here.
We are currently piloting the film with Community Development Workers to explore ways of using it to maximum effect.
Black and White photographic exhibition
The Newcastle and Gateshead Art Studio 'Black and White' a photographic exhibition is being produced by members of a diverse community in Newcastle.These photographs will soon be available for exhibitions and electronically via the Shift website.
Media research
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust have been commissioned to do a Qualitative and Quantitative Research Project looking at the coverage of mental health stories in African Caribbean media. This work is due to be completed by the end of November.Ethnic Communications have completed a Qualitative Research Project looking at the handling of mental health content in the South Asian media.
The public launch for this work will be held at the Delivering Racial Equality Conference in March 2009.
How you can get involved
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