Update on Surrey Coalitions Projects
Pathways to Change
Surrey Minority Ethnic Forum (SMEF) and Surrey Coalition of Disabled People (The Coalition) are currently working on a research project titled ‘Pathways to Change’, which will look at the experiences of South-Asian adults within mental health services in Surrey and North-East Hampshire. So far, the research team have gathered a steering group made up of mental health professionals, and service users and carers from South-Asian background, and have created a survey which will soon be distributed among South-Asian community groups. SMEF and The Coalition hope this research project will shed light on the experiences of previously under-represented groups and help to improve the accommodation of cultural and religious needs within mental health services in Surrey and North-East Hampshire. To stay updated with the project, please visit The Coalition website.
In and Out
The full report of the In and Out project, which looked at admissions to and discharges from UK mental health hospitals, has now been finalised and will be published on The Coalition website on the 20th February. The research team are currently gathering a recommendations group made up of mental health professionals, service users and carers, to discuss the findings of the project and to create recommendations aimed at improving mental health services. To stay updated with the progress of the recommendation group, please visit The Coalition website. If you would like to find out more about the recommendations group, please contact Kirsty at: Kirsty.Smith@surreycoalition.org.uk
Phone or SMS: 07379 486 479 (Kirsty- Peer Researcher)
07599 693 182 (Alex- Peer Researcher)