Mental Health Services—Black & Minority Ethnic Groups
There are no groups in Huntingdonshire for black and minority ethnic people who have mental health problems but there are organisations which provide information, support and advice generally.
Links
The Royal College of Psychatrists has produced a leaflet (www.rcpsych.ac.uk/campaigns/partnersincare.aspx) on caring for people with mental health issues.
You can download a factsheet (www.mind.org.uk/Information/Factsheets/Carers/) from Mind covering benefits, assessment, help available and other topics.
Visit the 'Caring for someone' (http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/CaringForSomeone/index.htm) section of Directgov. This provides a single point of access to government information and services - including Carer's Allowance, carers' assessments and other support.
Local Contacts
Cambridge Ethnic Community Forum
62-66 Victoria Road
Cambridge
CB4 3DU
Tel/fax: 01223 315877 (office)
Website: www.cecf.co.uk
Email: info@cecf.co.uk
Open weekdays 10.00am-4.00pm. The Forum is a voluntary organisation that provides support to ethnic communities on a range of issues including racial harassment, housing, employment, health, nationality, immigration, education, criminal justice system, social welfare.
CINTRA (Cambridgeshire Interpreting and Translation Agency)
351-353 Newmarket Road
Cambridge
CB5 8JG
Tel: 01223 346870
Website: www.colc.co.uk/cambridge/cintra/
Email: cintra@cintra.org.uk
This service offers a complete interpreting and translation service for users and providers of public and voluntary services in Cambridgeshire. Anyone who needs an interpreter to provide or use a service can contact them and access the whole range of CINTRA services with one phone call.
Hertfordshire Interpreting Service
Tel: 01442 867212,
Email: interpreting.dcvs@classmail.co.uk
Peterborough Racial Equality Council (PREC)
34 Fitzwilliam Street
Peterborough
PE1 2RX
Tel: 01733 554630
Website: home2.btconnect.com/PeterboroughPREC/
Email: prec@lineone.net
PREC offers advice and support concerning hate crime and racial equality. PREC in conjunction with the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) is working for a just society, which gives everyone an equal chance to learn, work and live free from discrimination and prejudice and from the fear of racial harassment and violence. PREC can be contacted from 9.00am-5.00pm Monday to Thursday and 9.00am-4.30pm on Fridays.
National Contacts
Diverse Minds
Tel: 020 8519 2122
Email: diverseminds@mind.org.uk
This is the department of national Mind which deals with ethnic community issues.
