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Promoting emotional well-being in African and Caribbean males conference - 16 January 2008

This conference took place on 16 January 2008. This event highlighted good practice across a range of services to help prevent mental ill-health and promote emotional well being in black boys, young men and adults.

Presentations

• Setting the scene: African and Caribbean men and mental health, Dr Frank Keating, University of London (81kb PDF file)
• MTETEZI: Developing mental health advocacy with African and Caribbean men, Anthony Stephens, Dennis Mullings and Mick McKeown, University of Lancashire (22kb PDF file)
• Education and Schools - Tony Talburt, National Black Boys Can
• Criminal Justice – Deryck Browne and Anton Olaifa, NACRO
• Promoting emotional well-being in African and Caribbean males: The importance of mentors, fathers and role models in males emotional health and well being, Melvyn Davis, Director of the Male Development Service - boyztoMEN (267kb PDF file)
• Self help and building meaningful relationships – Dominic Makuvachuma-Walker, Catch-A-Fiya Network
• Some aspects of thinking towards creating safe places, Rameri Moukam, Pattigift African Centred Mental Health Service (439kb PDF file)
• Emotional well being - health promotion + general practice: Opportunities and obstacles to making a difference, Dr Richard Williams, Lambeth GP (174kb PDF file)
• Implications for policy, practice and research, David Sullah, Centre for Health and Social Care Improvement, University of Wolverhampton (69kb PDF file)