Amplifying the voices of young people from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic backgrounds in mental health research

Abstract

A commentary on the Mental Health Research Goals paper, emphasising the importance of the involvement of young people at all stages of mental health research pertaining to their demographic. Examples are highlighted from the UKRI Emerging Minds Network’s research challenge on the impact of racism on young people’s mental health in the UK, which has implications for research on racism and youth mental health specifically but also mental health research generally.

Keywords:

• Mental health
• racism
• mental health research
• youth engagement
• young people's involvement
• BAME
• race
• ethnic minorities
• cultural competence
• racial trauma

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