Black Grief and Healing

Why We Need to Talk About Health Inequality, Trauma and Loss

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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Understand how to do effective mental health care for black communities through this edited anthology exploring the unique experience of black grief, loss and trauma. Covering a wide spectrum of losses and considering the role that race, culture, faith and ethnicity plays in how we grieve, with concrete recommendations for practice.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-09-19
Mått152 x 228 x 24 mm
Vikt320 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor256
FörlagJessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN9781839973277

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Dr Yansie Rolston FRSA - Facilitator/Trainer Yansie works in Europe, Africa, America and the Caribbean designing, implementing and evaluating actionable strategies on health equality and community cohesion and setting up culturally appropriate health and social care projects for marginalised communities. Patrick Vernon OBE - Social Commentator and Mental Health Campaigner Patrick is associate Director for Connected Communities for the Centre for Ageing Better. He is also Independent Adviser on Equality and Diversity for Lambeth and Harrow Council, and was the first director of Black Thrive, a mental-health multi-agency tackling mental health in Lambeth. He is currently chair of Citizenship Partnership for HSIB and Non-Executive Director for Hertfordshire NHS Trust. Patrick was awarded an OBE in 2012 for his work on tackling health inequalities and ethnic minority communities.

An insightful exploration of systemic inequality, grief, and trauma in Black communities. This book offers poignant essays, including powerful narratives on the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower Fire, that disproportionately impacted global majority families. It sheds light on the complexities of loss and the resilience of marginalised communities amidst devastating grief and finding ways to heal, juxtaposed to an ongoing fight for Justice.