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Mental health: ethnic minority carers’ experiences
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People caring for a son or daughter
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Nick - Interview 02
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When living in a supervised home, Nick's son managed to avoid taking his medicine and relapsed.
Nick and his wife have cared for their son with paranoid schizophrenia for almost 12 years. In the beginning Nick didn't feel heard by health professionals, but today he is a very involved.
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People caring for a sister or brother
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Ramila - Interview 13
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Ramila thinks people with mental health problems should be given the privacy of their own room.
Ramila has been caring for her brother who is diagnosed with schizophrenia for ten years. She thinks carers and service users deserve to be treated with more respect.
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People caring for a son or daughter
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Agnes - Interview 29
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Agnes did not think her daughter's key worker was fair when filling in a housing application.
Agnes has been caring for her daughter, who has OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) and depression, for four years.
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People caring for a son or daughter
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Agnes - Interview 29
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After Agnes's daughter had attempted suicide, housing suddenly became available.
Agnes has been caring for her daughter, who has OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) and depression, for four years.
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People caring for a son or daughter
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Tina - Interview 18
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Tina says the ability housing officers are not giving her clients the support they are paid for (played by an actor).
Tina cares for her son who suffers from mental health problems and she is also working as a carer for people with mental health problems at an Asian community centre.
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