Background to the RSG Mental Health Project
The Roma Support Group’s current Mental Health Advocacy Project aims to:
The mental health advocacy team provides:
If you would like to refer a patient, are interested in a training session or would like to discuss this project further, please email [email protected].
For information about our previous Mental Health Advocacy Project which ended in 2021, see our Health Projects page.
We also collaborate with different services to offer tailored support to the Roma community, including NHS service Newham Talking Therapies and charity Waterloo Community Counselling. To find out more about our collaboration with Newham Talking Therapies, watch a video with our project team, produced by NHS England Health Inequalities Improvement Programme:
- Improve Roma community members’ mental health and wellbeing.
- Improve Roma community members’ access to mental health and health services.
- Empower Roma community members to communicate more openly about mental health issues.
- Improve mental health professionals’ knowledge of Roma culture and help them to communicate more effectively with Roma service users.
The mental health advocacy team provides:
- One-to-one support to clients in improving their mental health and wellbeing, understanding mental health issues, identifying appropriate mental health services and explaining health needs to professionals.
- Monthly peer support group meetings in which project beneficiaries can come together and discuss issues and coping strategies in an open and supportive environment.
- Information resources for service users that explain common mental health issues and outline strategies for seeking out support.
- Training sessions for health professionals, which are aimed at increasing awareness of Roma culture and providing effective communication and engagement techniques.
- Informational leaflets for health service staff. This leaflet outlines key cultural beliefs and health taboos, common barriers to health services and practical tips for working with Roma patients.
If you would like to refer a patient, are interested in a training session or would like to discuss this project further, please email [email protected].
For information about our previous Mental Health Advocacy Project which ended in 2021, see our Health Projects page.
We also collaborate with different services to offer tailored support to the Roma community, including NHS service Newham Talking Therapies and charity Waterloo Community Counselling. To find out more about our collaboration with Newham Talking Therapies, watch a video with our project team, produced by NHS England Health Inequalities Improvement Programme:
Watch a video about Newham Talking Therapies, produced by NHS England Health Inequalities Improvement Programme:
Read an interview in TRUSTtalk East London NHS Foundation Trust Magazine about our collaboration with Newham Talking Therapies.
Watch a video from 2021 about our Mental Health project and available support:
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The Roma Support Group is a registered Charity (No. 1103782)
and a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, (No. 0464598). Registered office address: 17 Old Ford Road, London, E2 9PJ |
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