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Hello everyone, Apologies for this longish message. As part of a research project commissioned by NHS Health Scotland, I am doing a review of the UK literature of the past 10 years (including grey literature) on interventions that have been effective in improving access for BME groups to primary care mental health services. It has been suggested to me that this group may be able to point me towards some of the relevant UK grey literature on this subject. I will be doing a search of the published literature, but of course I would also welcome information about published papers that you are aware of too. Please feel free to reply to me directly. Kind regards, Dawn Griesbach * * * * * * * * * * * In case this message rings any bells for people, can I just to clarify the following: * I am only interested in formally evaluated interventions. Qualitative, or mixed-methods evaluations can be included. * And by interventions, I mean anything that represents a change in practice. This could be a whole range of things, including (but by no means limited to) the distribution of leaflets in different languages, the provision of interpretation services, the training of staff, the use of outreach or mediation, etc., etc. * By primary care mental health services, I mean community-based direct-access services that offer treatment and social support to people with mild to moderate mental health problems. These services do not necessarily have to be delivered within an NHS primary care setting. * BME groups may include asylum seekers, refugees and white migrants. However, I am only interested in people who have an identified mild to moderate mental health problem. I am not interested in interventions that are intended to promote positive mental wellbeing among BME groups in general. * Finally, the main outcome I'm interested in for the purposes of this review is improved access for BME groups to primary care mental health services. This might also include a reduction in barriers for BME groups accessing these services. ************************************* Dawn Griesbach Griesbach & Associates Ivy Knoll - top floor Ancaster Road, Crieff PH7 4AL Tel: 01764 650378 Mob: 07921 199655 Email: [log in to unmask] Skype: dawn.griesbach Website: www.griesbach-research.co.uk