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Peter Scott Blackman has been awarded an OBE |
Peter Scott Blackman for the OBE  Peter Scott Blackman, CEO, The Afiya Trust, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's birthday honours 2008 in recognition of his hard work in order to reduce inequality in health for racialised groups. The Trust is extremely delighted on this good news and would like to thank him for his outstanding achievement and leadership. Peter has been a pioneering and his involvement is wide and varied including Education, Arts, as well as his outstanding contribution to BME health and social care.
"...I would like to congratulate you on being awarded an OBE in the 2008 Birthday Honours. This is a reflection of your dedication and decades of hard work to build the capacity of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) carers to get involved in the challenging tasks of providing quality social and cancer care services. Your work as a mental health campaigner has been instrumental in highlighting service inequities faced by Londoners from BAME communities. Your role as a cultural entrepreneur and your leadership at the Afiya Trust are recognised as unique contributions to ongoing efforts to improve the lives of African Caribbean Londoners living with mental health problems...." Boris JohnsonMayor of London |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 08 August 2008 )
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Welcome to the National BME Mental Health Network (NBMEMHN) |
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The National BME Mental Health Network (BMEMHN) was offically launched in September 2004 at The Afiya Trust’s annual 2 day conference held in Manchester. It was felt that there was a need to establish a national network which highlights the major concerns for black and minority ethnic mental health service users and organisations. The Network now has over 300 members who consist of BME service users, carers, voluntary sector workers, senior mental health professionals, legal representatives and professional writers.
Aims and ObjectivesOur aim is to reduce inequality and promote good practice in mental health for black and minority ethnic groups To bring together a collection of key strengths, knowledge and skills from those involved and affected by mental health within the black and minority ethnic community To speak as ‘one voice’ our concerns of the over-representation of bme communities within the mental health system
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 05 February 2008 )
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