Links to Local & National Organisations

Organisations within Richmond Upon Thames

BME-Led Organisations:

• Ethnic Minorities Advocacy Group (EMAG) - EMAG, the Ethnic Minorities Advocacy Group, is an independent voluntary organisation working for equality and fairness in the Black and Ethnic Minority communities living and working in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Please Click Here. 
• Other BME Organisations - Please also see the list of services for BME communities for those organisations that do not have information available on the Internet. To Download Please Click Here

Service Directories:

• Directory of Mental Health Services in Richmond - An overview of current Mental Health services available in Richmond complied by Still Building Bridges. To Download Please Click Here. 
• InfoRich - InfoRich is a searchable database containing details of over 1,800 organisations that are active within Richmond. Please Click Here.
• BME Service Directory Kingston & Surrounding Areas - An overview of BME services and organisations that are active within Kingston and it's surrounding areas. To Download Please Click Here.  

London & National Organisations

Policy & Networks:

• Delivering Race Equality Programme - The Delivering Race Equality in Mental Healthcare Programme was formed in 2005. This innovative programme is a five year plan established to improve access, outcomes and experiences for people with mental health needs. Please Click Here.
• Diverse Minds - In 1993 Mind published a policy on Black and Minority Ethnic mental health which highlighted major concerns about the impact of racism on people's lives, on their mental health and on the services they receive, which initiated Diverse Minds as an entity within National Mind. Please Click Here. 

Refugees & Asylum Seekers:

• Asylum Aid - Asylum Aid provide legal representation to asylum-seekers. By combining expert legal advice work with campaigning activities, Asylum Aid responds to asylum-seekers' immediate legal needs and addresses the underlying causes of the difficulties they encounter during the asylum process. Please Click Here.
• Refugee Council - The Refugee Council is the largest organisation in the UK working with asylum seekers and refugees. We not only give direct help and support, but also work with asylum seekers and refugees to ensure their needs and concerns are addressed. Please Click Here. 

Specific Minority Groups and Mental Health:

• Chinese Mental Health Association - The Chinese Mental Health Association (CMHA) specializes in providing community based mental health assistance and support to the ever growing Chinese community in the United Kingdom. Please Click Here. 
• Vietnamese Mental Health Services  - Vietnamese Mental Health Services provides services to people from Vietnam with mental health difficulties and their families living in the UK. Please Click Here. 

Service Directories 

• Jewish Mental Health Directory - This website has been set up to help people in the Jewish community with mental health problems, their carers, and mental health professionals, to find out more easily what services are available to them in Greater London. Please Click Here.
• Refugees in Active Partnership - London directory of all BME Organisations. Please Click Here. 

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• BME Organisations in Richmond Upon Thames
• Directory Of Mental Health Services Richmond
• BME Service Directory Kingston and Surrounding areas