Mental health issues are seen as a taboo in some cultures, says campaigner Beverly Simpson.
In 2012, during a difficult period with her mental health, Beverly Simpson hadn't slept for two weeks."I knew I at some point I would collapse, but I struggled to ask for help," she said.according to UK government figures"Culturally, nobody in my community talks about mental health. It's seen as a taboo," Beverly toldShe added: "There was no-one who looked like me, that I could relate to or I felt would understand.
Israel Eguaogie said the issue was very close to his heart as a black person who has navigated the mental health system in Northern Ireland."Also, in some cultures mental health is a taboo. I couldn't speak to anyone from my own community as I feared being marginalised." Lekan Ojo-Okiji Abasi is a clinical-co-ordinator for Counselling All Nations Services- he said that the lack of diversity amongst mental health practitioners was also an issue."More diversity would make a huge difference in terms of overcoming language barriers and understanding people's cultural backgrounds.
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