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Mental health: ethnic minority experiences
People's stories
Aged 20 - 29
Tariq - Interview 06
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This 21 year old Asian student was diagnosed with manic depression and then schizophrenia. He disagrees that the mental health system is institutionally racist, saying ...
Patricia - Interview 16
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Patricia, 25, describes herself as White European. She was born in Portugal and came to the UK to work and has been here for 9 ...
Chapman - Interview 20
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Chapman, 23, describes himself as Black-African and was born in Zimbabwe. He has been in the UK for 7 years and is awaiting the ...
Ali - Interview 33
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Ali, 27, was born in Pakistan and has been studying and working in the UK. Ali says that although it's easier to explain things ...
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