The 4minds Project was set up in July 2009 via a partnership with: Dalgarno Neighbourhood Trust (DNT); My Generation; Chelsea Theatre and Kensington & Chelsea Social Council (KCSC).

The project is funded through the NHS Kensington & Chelsea Primary Care Trust (PCT) until March 2011, and is part of the national strategy in the Delivering Race Equality Agenda.  The project has been set up to focus on delivering improved mental health care and treatment to people from the BME communities within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

Our core work focuses on three key issues in RBKC and, in accordance with the building blocks of the DRE:

• Tackling stigma and raising awareness in mental health
• More accessible mental health services for BME communities
• More appropriate and responsive mental health services

4minds is...

The 4minds Project was set up in July 2009 via a partnership with: Dalgarno Neighbourhood Trust (DNT); MyGeneration; Chelsea Theatre and Kensington & Chelsea Social Council (KCSC).

The project is funded through the NHS Kensington & Chelsea Primary Care Trust (PCT) until March 2011, and is part of the national strategy in the Delivering Race Equality (DRE) agenda.

The project has been set up to focus on delivering improved mental health care and treatment to people from the BME Communities within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC).

Our objectives...

• To address mental health issues, primarily within BME communities across RBKC, that would lead to earlier treatment.
• To develop sustainable awareness campaigns around mental illness within BME communities by working with individuals, community groups and statutory services.
• To ensure active participation of BME groups in the consultation and implementation of mental health policy through re-establishment of the BME Local Implementation Team (BME LIT)
• To ensure all information and approaches are adopted by the statutory services and that links between the statutory and community voluntary organisations are developed and strengthened.

In a nutshell...

Training:

• • Mental Health Awareness
• • Mental Health Act (2007)
• • Cultural Competency
• • Tackling Stigma in Mental Health

Drop-in sessions & signposting (North & South)

Partnership work

Information road shows & stalls

Active involvement in the BME Local

Implementation Team

Active involvement in the voluntary sector BME Mental Health Forum

Community Research

Specific work areas include:

• Women’s Groups
• Drugs & Alcohol
• Youth
• Older people
• Faith Groups

For more information about the project please see our Information Leaflet which is available to print.