Search results
Your search found 1 item
Home  / Search Results
Emotional Experiences and Attitudes of Orthodox Jews in Stamford Hill: A needs assessment of Mental Health Services, in the Ultra Orthodox Jewish Community of North London
Author(s): Martin, José; du Sautoy, Shani; Abraham, Shulamis; Cohn, Ruth Anne; Cohen, Suzanne; Feldman, Leah; Loewke Kinn, Nadia; Kreiman, Nota; Taub, Malka
Date: 2007
Topics: Haredi / Strictly Orthodox Jews, Mental Health, Counseling, Psychotherapy / Psychoanalysis, Main Topic: Other
Abstract: The Community Engagement Programme has been part of Department of Health (DH) and National Institute for Mental Health England (NIMHE) scheme, administered by the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) through its Centre for Ethnicity and Health. In this round the over arching aims were governed by central government priorities of Delivering Race Equality (RRE), to enable Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) community groups across the country to engage community members (and not academics) in conducting their own research projects in relation to mental health and race equality. As a direct result of this programme invaluable data, attitudes and behaviours have been unearthed on the issue of mental health. Additionally in the process, many "ordinary" community members have been given a unique opportunity to become part of the academic world, learning about the planning, execution and actual research of the issues at hand and some have also taken up the wonderful opportunity of qualifying in basic level research. In respect of this report the BME was the Ultra Orthodox Jewish Community of Stamford Hill in North London. The project was undertaken by Talking Matters, predominantly with its clients who use the counselling and therapeutic services in its London office (there is also a Salford office). This was in the heartland of the Chassidic community, reknown all over the world for its insular way of life, even among other Orthodox Jewish Communities (OJC). Most of the OJC lives in the London Borough of Hackney with about 10% in the south of Haringey.