Editorial Perspective: Mental health needs of children and young people of Black ethnicity.
Black
CAMHS
Covid-19
Racism
health inequalities
trauma
Journal
Child and adolescent mental health
ISSN: 1475-357X
Titre abrégé: Child Adolesc Ment Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101142157
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2021
09 2021
Historique:
accepted:
06
05
2021
pubmed:
10
7
2021
medline:
10
9
2021
entrez:
9
7
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
We explore racial inequality in relation to Black children and young people (CYP) and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). We argue that the experience of racism should be universally considered an Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE). We argue that racism and the vicarious trauma arising from exposure to frequent media reports of racially motivated violence against persons of Black ethnicity can all predispose Black CYP to increased risk of mental health problems. We make recommendations to improve Black CYP's early access to CAMHS, and to reduce their overrepresentation in psychiatric in-patient settings in the UK. This would require making CAMHS more welcoming to Black CYP and consideration of the impact of racism and trauma in the diagnostic and treatment formulation for Black CYP. This should include: the impact of racism in staff training, improving the cultural competence of CAMHS staff, and supporting Black CYP to articulate their experiences of racism and related traumas whilst facilitating their development of coping strategies to manage these experiences.
Types de publication
Editorial
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
265-266Informations de copyright
© 2021 Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
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