âColorblindnessâ and Liberal Racism in Mental Health
A new article argues that âcolorblindnessâ perpetuates racism within mental health institutions, from diagnosis to recovery.
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New work by Tarek Younis at Middlesex University reflects on the hurdles facing anti-racism efforts in mental health systems. Contrasting liberal with illiberal racism, Younis stresses the importance of macro-level policies and politics, using the UKâs Prevent policy as a case study of formally âcolorblindâ liberal racism in the mental health system.
Structural racism in the mental health system has been documented in, for example, racial bias in the diagnostic process and injustices in the process and definition of recovery. Black people also make up a disproportionate percentage of the inpatient population in both the US and the UK.
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