Limiting MH support to certain cultural areas?

[Mindcultural]

I have today received this message below from a mental health support service for young people.

AIBU to think it’s completely wrong to offer support based on cultural diversity and would like to know how they decide who fits this criteria?

Hi,

I’m getting touch as you have recently made a referral to our Youth In Mind services on behalf of a child or young person.

Unfortunately, we are having to reduce the size of the team for funding reasons, so we now only have funding to support young people from culturally diverse communities, if this is relevant for the individual you referred to us, please can I ask that you complete this form forms.office.com and we will be back in touch accordingly.

If we are now no longer able to offer support to the individual you have made a referral for, please accept our apologies for this. Please feel free to keep an eye on our website for updated information regarding available services as we are always looking for new funding opportunities to allow us to reach more children and young people.

Not acceptable
In my borough I've recently been sent flyers for small business loans, free sports lessons, and a paid community forum - all limited to 'culturally diverse' applicants - which is discriminatory and wrong

That's not how it works.

As I've said, if you feel there's a gap in charitable funding then there is nothing stopping you raising funds to plug it. Seriously, go for it if it means so much to you. Be the change you wish to see in the world and all that.

Then start a campaign! Fundraise, lobby the govt. It's a worthy cause.

And why wouldnt he? Somebody needs to shine a light on it.
Imagine if it was the other way round!!

Would it bother posters if a charity was specifically set up for women? For women after abusive situations? Or struggling with menopause symptoms? Or postpartum depression?

This just seem to froth up the people who are obsessed with seeing things as “anti white” when in reality it’s lifting up historically marginalised groups.

Autistic young people, those that are LGBT experience intimidation and are under served- they’re dying as a result.

Charity/grant funding can go to whatever group the charity/grant giver wants though. You don't blame the Dogs Trust for not rescuing hedgehogs or Cancer Research for not doing research on Parkinson's, do you? So if Mind have had a donation from a funder to target intervention at a specific group of young people, that's absolutely allowed.

You should target your anger at the successive governments who have gutted statutory services. Not at the charities trying desperately to plug the gaps with dwindling funding.

They're using governments money, not donations, to fund their discrimination.

OP, just tick the box.

Those with autism and LGBT are marginalised groups .

I think they need to update their info on the charity commission website then...

Charitable objects
A)TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF GOOD MENTAL HEALTH IN PARTICULAR BY ENABLING AND EMPOWERING EVERYONE EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS TO LIVE WITH, MANAGE AND RECOVER FROM THEIR CONDITION. B)TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS BY WORKING TO INCREASE THE UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS BY GATHERING AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION AND WORKING TO RAISE AWARENESS, PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND CHALLENGE STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION

Imagine if they said they only wanted to support white children. That would quite rightly not be ok, and nor is this.

But this charity isn’t specifically set up for any specific cause. It’s always been an open MH charity.

It’s well known- I don’t need to.

The equality act is supposed to protect all disadvantaged groups not some at a cost to others.

Why would a rape victim go to mind? they’d more likely go to a specialist service / charity. not a great example

It's not being prioritised. The grant awarder has decided that is their focus. If you believe there is a gap in support in your community then you need to campaign/fund raise/ match fund etc.

The provision for rape particularly male rape is dire.

It’s not that these kids don’t concern me at all, it’s the fact that kids should be assessed on need not ethnicity.

That's terrible OP, YANBU. Especially if it is NHS funded.
What's next? Culturally diverse people jumping the queue at A&E or NHS waiting lists?
It does actually sound a lot like Reform propaganda, but as OP says it came directly from MIND - I would be really concerned - because it is exactly this sort of thing (discriminating against white British people) that is making people vote Reform.
And I live in an area with a Reform council (didn't vote for them) - and believe me, we don't want a Reform government...

And there are charities for them.

Don’t be ridiculous. If somebody issued a grant saying only white kids can access it there would be uproar.

If they are British, but not white, that doesn't mean that they are culturally diverse.
Charities are doing the job that services should do. There's lots of issues, that we can't sensibly discuss, but that need a lot of resources. This is just another diverted resource and we are expected to just get over it.

Do please share actual data on this. From confirmed sources. Those of us on FWR are well aware of the fake data on trans deaths.

Not for MH there isn’t.

Doesn't a culturally diverse area also usually include white people though?

It sounds like the point they are explaining is that the care they can offer is at capacity at the minute except funding raised for a specific set of circumstances.