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Project aims at ethnic minority men
Depression, stress and isolation are being targeted
The first multi-agency attempt to tackle mental health problems among ethnic minority men has been launched in Edinburgh.
The Men in Mind project, which will target black, Asian and other ethnic minority men in the capital, is aimed at developing mental health support services.
The Men in Mind project, which will target black, Asian and other ethnic minority men in the capital, is aimed at developing mental health support services.
 It is also vital that the cultural needs of people from minority ethnic communities are addressed  |
Deputy Health Minister Iain Gray |
Funded by the city's social work department and managed by the Edinburgh Association for Mental Health, the project will tackle depression, stress and isolation.
The project is part of a wider scheme by the Scottish Executive to develop mental health services across the country.
Deputy Health Minister Iain Gray said: "We have made mental health one of the three clinical priorities in Scotland.
Removing the stigma
"Services must work in partnership and rise to the challenge of removing the stigma associated with mental health.
"In a person-centred approach to planning services it is also vital that the cultural needs of people from minority ethnic communities are addressed to ensure appropriate service provision for all.
"The Scottish Executive is playing its part in raising mental health awareness having helped to fund the Men in Mind project and by providing �750,000 of direct funding for national voluntary organisations working in the field of mental health.
"We are also directing record resources to mental health services, �460m this year in the NHS alone and an estimated expenditure by local authorities of �37mthis year.
Root causes
"But it is also important to eradicate root causes of stress and depression by tackling issues such as poverty, housing, employment, education and social exclusion.
"By tackling these key areas, the executive continues its fight to improve the lives of all Scottish people."
The Edinburgh project has been funded by more than �65,000 from the Mental Illness Specific Grant Scheme and nearly �50,000 over two years from the Ethnic Minority Grant Scheme.
The project is part of a wider scheme by the Scottish Executive to develop mental health services across the country.
Deputy Health Minister Iain Gray said: "We have made mental health one of the three clinical priorities in Scotland.
Removing the stigma
"Services must work in partnership and rise to the challenge of removing the stigma associated with mental health.
"In a person-centred approach to planning services it is also vital that the cultural needs of people from minority ethnic communities are addressed to ensure appropriate service provision for all.
 The project is trying to tackle the causes of mental problems |
"We are also directing record resources to mental health services, �460m this year in the NHS alone and an estimated expenditure by local authorities of �37mthis year.
Root causes
"But it is also important to eradicate root causes of stress and depression by tackling issues such as poverty, housing, employment, education and social exclusion.
"By tackling these key areas, the executive continues its fight to improve the lives of all Scottish people."
The Edinburgh project has been funded by more than �65,000 from the Mental Illness Specific Grant Scheme and nearly �50,000 over two years from the Ethnic Minority Grant Scheme.
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