Community Mental Health survey data results show different services offered to ethnic minorities

What is it about?

The Community Mental Health Survey asks service users about their medication and access to non-medicinal treatments, and collects data on whether they are on the Care Programme Approach. This analysis shows that the pattern of results differs by ethnic group.

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Why is it important?

This represents a novel use of the data from the Community Mental Health survey. The findings mostly concur with other evidence but provide important new data in relation to medication, unmet needs in psychotherapy and use of the CPA. They remain suggestive of the complex nature of discrimination and/or unequal access and treatment in mental health services.