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Dear All Registration now open for our Inter-Cultural Mental Health Perspectives -a national conference 23rd - 24th May 2018, Leicester One in 4 families is likely to have at least one member experiencing mental ill health or behavioural difficulties. We know that attitude towards mental ill health vary among people from different cultures, ethnic background and countries. Mental ill health is stigmatised in many cultures forcing people to live in denial or preventing them from seeking help when they require it. Culture and ethnicity affects perception of mental ill health, service access and utilisation. Culture influences the presentation and meaning individuals, family members and community members give to mental ill-health experiences and service access. See attached Flyer for conference programme and registration (http://www.itmhcrn.org/) The aim of this conference is to discuss and debate therapeutic practices, culturally appropriate and acceptable services models for diverse cultural and minority ethnic communities in the UK. This conference is for medical, health and social care professionals and service providers, including psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses and social workers and educationalists, service commissioners, service users and carers, academics, policy makers, and third sector organisations. For conference programme and registration please visit our website : http://www.itmhcrn.org/ For further information please contact: Danielle Beavon ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) Regards Raghu --------------------------------------- Raghu Raghavan PhD Professor of Mental Health Director of Mary Seacole Research Centre (MSRC) Faculty of Health and Life Sciences De Montfort University Room 3.26 Edith Murphy House Leicester LE1 9BH United Kingdom Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Tel: +44 (0)116 2013831 Twitter @RaghuRaghavan1 [cid:image003.png@01D3BA19.C19A9B00]