Seldom heard or frequently ignored? Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) perspectives on mental health services
Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care
ISSN: 1757-0980
Article publication date: 30 August 2010
Abstract
This paper is partly informed by lived experience. It briefly examines general lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) mental health and some of the factors that influence the engagement of LGB people with mainstream mental health services. It discusses areas for awarenessâraising and practice development, specificially those concerning the recognition of and provision for LGB people who are from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds or who are seeking asylum in the UK.
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Citation
Carr, S. (2010), "Seldom heard or frequently ignored? Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) perspectives on mental health services", Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care, Vol. 3 No. 3, pp. 14-23. https://doi.org/10.5042/eihsc.2010.0506
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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