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​Mental Health Project

Background to the RSG Mental Health Project

 The Roma Support Group’s current Mental Health Advocacy Project aims to:
  1. Improve Roma community members’ mental health and wellbeing.
  2. Improve Roma community members’ access to mental health and health services.
  3. Empower Roma community members to communicate more openly about mental health issues.
  4. 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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  • Home
    • About Us
    • Trustees
    • Staff
    • Our Funders
    • News & Events
    • Vacancies >
      • Jobs
      • Volunteering
      • Volunteering as a trustee
    • History
  • Projects
    • Advice & Advocacy >
      • Service User Agreement
      • Roma Community Advocacy Project (2014-19)
      • Elder Roma Engagement Project (2011-14)
      • Young Roma Advocacy Project (2010-13)
    • Art & Culture >
      • Roma Bridging Sounds Orchestra
      • Instrumental music classes in East London >
        • Stage performances by participants in our instrumental classes
        • Dance classes
        • Exhibitions
        • Romani Rad
        • Promoting Roma musicians and artists
        • Visual arts workshops
        • Forum Theatre Project
    • Aspiration Project >
      • Roma Aspiration Project >
        • Education Support Projects
        • Young Roma enjoy orienteering in Lee Valley Regional Park
        • Roma children visit Parliament
        • Building bridges and breaking barriers
        • Kids’ Cookery School
    • Mental Health Project >
      • Health Projects
    • Ketane - Together: Roma Shaping Futures
    • Policy and Campaigning
    • Roma and Brexit >
      • Stay Settled in Newham Project
    • Roma News Project
    • Romano Kher: Roma Housing Advocacy Project
    • 'Roma Stories': Roma Oral History Project
    • Roma Support and Engagement Programme >
      • Roma Support Group Expertise
    • RSG 25th Anniversary
    • Sport Inclusion
  • Campaigns
    • Mishto Campaign >
      • Support the Mishto Campaign
      • Mishto Pledge for Charities
      • Mishto Pledge for Local Authorities
      • Mishto Pledge for Schools
  • Resources
    • Newsletters
    • Our Publications
    • Annual Reports
    • Our Research
    • Resources for the Roma Community
    • Health Research and Guidance
    • Gypsy Roma and Traveller History Month >
      • Gypsy Roma and Traveller History Month 2020
      • Gypsy Roma and Traveller History Month 2021 >
        • GRTHM 2021 Art Competition
      • Gypsy Roma and Traveller History Month 2022 - RSG Art Competition
      • GRTHM 2023 Art Competition
      • GRTHM 2024 Art Competition
    • Robert Dawson Collection
    • Alternative Service Providers
    • Other Resources
  • Support for Professionals
    • Intervention Service for Professionals Working with Roma Families and Individuals in Crisis
    • Training for Professionals and the Community
    • Specialist Support for Research and Consultation
  • Support us
    • How to donate
    • Membership
    • Legacies
  • Contact
    • Make a referral