Mental health services for Black and POC youth: In Conversation with Ellie Muniandy and Amy Allard-Dunbar

In this second episode on our mental health series, Ellie and Amy from IYS (Intercultural Youth Scotland) talk to Melina and Sangeeta about the launch of IYS specialised mental health service for Black and POC young people. We discuss the impact of racial trauma on young BPoC and the barriers to accessing mental health services for BPoC youth.

The IYS Mental Health Service is available to Black and PoC people between the ages of 12-24 who are Scottish residents. You can complete a self-referral form on the IYS website:

References:

Dr Isha Mckenzie Mavinga - Black psychotherapist who talks about recognition trauma.

Adrienne Maree Brown

Afrofuturism novels: N K Nemisin and Octavia Butler.

Ellie Muniandy's Linked In