Black children in Bristol’s primary schools feel ‘scared, shamed, powerless and frustrated’ when they experience racism, a groundbreaking new report has found.
The ongoing research from the University of the West of England (UWE) highlighted how the mental health of children is badly affected by experiencing racism - whether that’s first-hand abuse and discrimination, or hearing about incidents of racism.
The research, the first of its kind ever undertaken in this country, involved a study funded by mental health research network Emerging Minds, and researchers setting up study groups that initially heard from 80 children in Year 6 across three primary schools in Bristol.
