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Weʼve raised £1,363 to Establish a Specialist Community Mental Health Unit for the Caribbean and African community. Offering culturally appropriate treatment.
- Funded on Friday, 8th October 2021
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We raising money to establish a mental health unit for Caribbean and African individuals experiencing mental health issues, which is a largely underfunded sector.
Statistics show that there are a disproportionate number of Caribbean and African (CAA) individuals with mental health problems in the UK.
Risk of psychosis in Black Caribbean groups is estimated to be nearly 7 times higher than in the white population. Such over-representation has been the case for more than 40 years in the UK.
Detention rates under the Mental Health Act during 2017/18 were also 4 times higher for people in the ‘Black’ or ‘Black British’ group than those in the ‘White’ group.
There is a huge deficit in culturally appropriate services and interventions in our current mental health system.
FikaWelie is a registered CIC Company Number 12997668
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3 years agoFikaWelie
3 years agoMy apologies if you tried to donate in the last few days and you were unable to do so. We are up and running again. Thank you everyone who has donated thus far. Your donations are helping us to get close to our milestone. Please share our link with friends, family and business acquaintances to help us reach our target. Thanks again.
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- 3 years ago
FikaWelie
3 years agoWe are working tirelessly behind the scenes raising awareness and funding for our much needed service. March 2021 we will commence community participation meetings via Zoom, a space where you can come along ask questions and see our progress. Thank you for your support. Don't forget to visit our website www.fikawelie.com to sign up as a member.
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- 3 years ago
FikaWelie
3 years agoWe are working tirelessly behind the scenes raising awareness and funding for our much needed service. March 2021 we will commence community participation meetings via Zoom, a space where you can come along ask questions and see our progress. Thank you for your support. Don't forget to visit our website www.fikawelie.com to sign up as a member.
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Supporters
40
Anonymous
Dec 29, 2020
Such a worthy cause.
Secret Santa
Dec 25, 2020
Thanks for campaigning for such an important cause. Merry Christmas.
£20.00
The African Pot Project
Nov 9, 2020
Much needed and worthy service.
£50.00
Anonymous
Nov 6, 2020
£20.00
Victor
Oct 18, 2020
We all have out moments of madness and need a guiding hand; often not found.
£20.00
Catherine Lynott Wilson
Oct 7, 2020
It is vital and essential that sensitive and appropriate care is provided to the Caribbean and African community both within the NHS and the independent sector.
£100.00
Anonymous
Oct 6, 2020
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