Ethnic minority community development workers
Northumberland Care Trust's community development workers are here to help make sure that people from black and minority ethnic communities get the support they need when receiving mental health services.
By working closely both with you and the health and social care professionals providing your treatment, we try to make sure that your access to and experience of mental health services is the best that it can be.
We can talk to the health and social care professionals such as doctors, nurses and social workers involved in your care. We can speak to them about any cultural issues that may affect your care and ensure that they understand your cultural beliefs. By doing this we can help to make sure that they understand your cultural background and religious beliefs that may be important for your recovery.
We also work together with other community groups and organisations, such as the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB), English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) and Sure Start, to provide linked up support to ethnic minorities. This support can be related to housing, employment, education or leisure. We know that your wellbeing is linked to your mental as well as your physical health.
Who can get help from a community development worker?
Community development workers can help anyone from a black or minority ethnic community which includes:
- Asylum seekers and refugees
- Gypsies and Travellers
- East European migrants
- people of Irish or Mediterranean origin
