A Trafford councillor is campaigning to highlight the importance of men’s mental health. Coun Jane Slater has spoken out about men’s mental health, particularly in the Black African-Caribbean and Asian communities, during Black History Month.
The councillor is concerned that figures suggest male members of these communities are less likely than white men to approach mental health services for help. The Mental Health Foundation found that rates of mental health problems can be higher nationally for some Black African-Caribbean and Asian groups than for white people. For example:
⦁ Black African-Caribbean men are more likely to have experienced a psychotic disorder in the last year than White men
⦁ Black African-Caribbean people are four times more likely to be detained under the Mental Health Act than White people
⦁ Older South Asian women are an at-risk group for suicide
⦁ Refugees and Asylum Seekers are more likely to experience mental health problems than the general population, including higher rates of depression, anxiety and PTSD
