The research is the reason we exist.
We commission and publish independent research into how Black women in the UK experience mental health services, so that the disparities our community lives with are documented, not just felt.
1 in 9
Black women report accessing talking therapies compared with white women referred at similar rates of distress.
4x
Higher rate of detention under the Mental Health Act for Black people compared with white people in England.
Source: NHS Digital, Mental Health Act Statistics
Why we publish
Charities that serve Black women are often asked to prove the disparity before anyone will fund the fix. So we do both: we commission and publish the research ourselves, in plain language, and we hand it to the clinicians, commissioners and journalists who can act on it.
Every report on this page is free to read, free to cite, and free to download.
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Six Years, One Mission: Closing the Mental Health Gap for Black Women
Black women in the UK face the highest rates of common mental health disorders yet are the least likely to get support. Our latest impact report shows how culturally-attuned, trust-first care is changing that, and why your support matters in reaching even more women.
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