www.awaaz.co.uk/mentalhealth.htm
Awaaz users group was set up in 1994 in Manchester for Asian people.

www.awetu.org.uk/
Awetu, a small charity based in Cardiff, provides support to people from black and minority ethnic (BME) groups with mental health problems.

catchafiya.org

Tel: 020 7582 0812/ 0512
Catch-A-Fiya is a survivor controlled forum for mental health system survivors, funded by the Big Lottery Fund to facilitate positive change for survivors. Their primary purpose is to establish and maintain contact with survivors from BME communities and support them to learn, teach and grow.

www.cmha.org.uk/
info@cmha.org.uk
Tel: 0845 122 8660
CMHA are actively involved in providing direct services, increasing mental health awareness, representing Chinese mental health issues in public forum and raising its profile in our own community. Also offers a helpline which is open Monday - Friday 4pm - 6pm.

www.cio.org.uk
CIO works in partnership to address inequalities. They provide culturally appropriate counselling sessions accessing many individuals and community groups.

www.emf-cemvo.co.uk/
CEMVO is a registered charity established in 1999. CEMVO is committed to extending opportunities to people from the most disadvantaged communities in the UK.

www.ethnicityonline.net
The Ethnicity Online website was created between May 2003 and September 2005, to address the need for a better understanding of ethnic differences in healthcare. Although it is no longer updated, it contains lots of useful information.

www.harpweb.org.uk/index.php
HARP provides on-line health information for health professionals and voluntary agencies working with minority communities. Specific areas of expertise are BME and health, with a special interest in asylum seekers and refugees.

www.jamiuk.org/
JAMI is a Jewish charity concerned exclusively with serious mental illness, with the impact it has on the lives of those who suffer from it, including their families and all who care for them. JAMI was formed by the parents, relatives and friends of those suffering from mental illness. They are committed to providing help to those affected by it, to providing the care and support that embodies the culture and values of Jewish Society.

Tel: 0116 2612837
Leicester based support Group for Asian people experiencing mental health difficulties. Provides advice, information and individual support when necessary. Members can drop into the centre for information and support. Gujarati and Hindi spoken. Serves Leicester City area.

Tel: 020 7582 0400
The Afiya Trust is a National BME Health Policy organisation which is supporting work on BME mental health and carers.

www.blackhealthagency.org.uk/
The BHA is a charity dedicated to improving the lives and changing the futures of Black and Minority Ethnic and other marginalised communities. They support and enable people to improve their health and well being through a range of services.

www.pakistani-resource.org.uk/index.asp
The Pakistani Resource Centre was established in 1966, which aims to empower the South Asian Communities within Greater Manchester, to confront some of the problems they may be experiencing including unemployment, poor housing, racial abuse and cultural alienation. Some of our services include providing counselling, emotional and practical support to individuals experiencing mental ill health and their carers and family.