History and It’s Impact on Wellbeing

The OLLIE Foundation’s talk “History and it’s impact on Wellbeing” with Dr Jean Dillon, Mpula Lawton, Tanya Marwaha, Kieran Nawathe, Shaun Pascal, Bonnie Singh and Dr Irtiza Qureshi.

Because ethnicity is not captured on death certificates in the UK, it is challenging to identify a clear and accurate picture of the link between suicide and ethnicity. However, anecdotally, rates of suicide are higher among Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority communities. The data that does exist suggests that Black men are at a higher risk of developing a psychological disorder than white men, and that South-Asian women are a high-risk group for suicide. In addition, refugees and asylum seekers are shown to be more likely to experience mental health problems than the general population, including higher rates of depression, anxiety, PTSD and suicidal behaviours.

The intention of this talk was to take a deeper look at why this might be so we can collectively do all we can to reduce that possibility.

Hosted by The OLLIE Foundation – https://theolliefoundation.org/