Policy papers

Policy papers

Faith Equity in Supporting Mental Health & Well-being.
The Governments strategy and Mental Health Act should take due consideration of religion as well as race when it comes to reforming mental health services to ensure they are better designed to deliver an outstanding quality of care Britain’s diverse population. Faith serves as a protective and supportive factor acting simultaneously as a deterrent and a crutch when facing mental health struggles. There is strong statistical correlations indicate the strength of association between faith and mental wellbeing. Faith as a protective factor when it comes to mental health should receive better attention and the use of “culturally appropriate advocates” should include “faith advocates” too, as separate and distinct from culture. This is consistent with the government’s manifesto pledge to ensure services are “person-centred” and should be given due consideration in the future planned reforms.