BAME communities’ ‘unequal mental health care’
A new report by the Race Equality Foundation has found a wide range of inequalities linked to mental illness in
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awareness
Endometriosis Awareness Month launches to tackle the fact 54% don’t know about endometriosis
Half of the UK isn’t aware of the life-changing condition that’s as a common in women and those assigned female
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‘I’m determined to raise awareness of prostate cancer amongst black men.’
Prostate Cancer UK supporter Luke Williams shares his story to help raise awareness about prostate cancer and the new research
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Nike & Converse Unveil 2020 Black History Month Collection
Nike and Converse just unveiled their Black History Month “BHM” collection for the year. The series includes vivid takes on the Nike Air
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Suicide is growing health crisis for African American youth
She started having suicidal thoughts at 11 or 12. She didn’t know the words to name it. She had no
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Bishop Dr Joe Aldred – A champion for vulnerable people
“The Church is a complex human space, a place of discipleship where diverse peoples and cultures grapple with what it
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Help! I have diabetes Part 2 by Modupe Peters
Diet is fundamental in the treatment of the two main types of diabetes; type 1 and type 2, carbohydrates (carbs)
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Justin Welby flies into Ebola zone with MAF
The most Reverend Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, fearlessly took the co-pilot seat in a Cessna Caravan 208 aircraft to
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Suicide of prominent pastor forces church leaders to confront mental health
The first time he thought about killing himself, Adrian Crawford was wracked with fear, shame and guilt. He believed deeply
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Kenyan schoolgirl takes her own life after ‘period shaming’
A schoolgirl in Kenya has taken her own life after allegedly being shamed in class for having her period and
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Tackling Mental Health Stigmas in the Black Community
African Americans are 20 percent more likely to suffer from mental illnesses than the general population, according to federal data.
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Highest ever numbers of organ donors and recipients from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities last year, but shortage remains critical
More black, Asian and minority ethnic people are giving the gift of life through organ donation and receiving lifesaving transplants
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Meet the DAD fighting period poverty in Uganda
Many women in the world are subjected to period poverty, but thanks to some special dads in Uganda, local girls
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Dementia: Third of BAME people see condition as inevitable, says charity
One in 3 people from a black and minority ethnic (BAME) background still believe that dementia is an inevitable part
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Campaigners state primary school children ‘should learn about FGM’
Primary schools in England should start teaching pupils about female genital mutilation when a new curriculum is introduced next year,
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