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Organizational frameworks for implementing the community development approach within Delivering Race Equality (DRE) in mental healthcare

Community Development Workers for BME mental health: Embedding Sustainable ChangeReport to the National Institute for Mental Health in England, National Workforce Programme and the Department of Health Programme for Delivering Race Equality in Mental Healthcare . by Dr Reg Walker and Professor Gary Craig Elliott Walker Consultancy March 2009

• Appendix A: Allocations of CDWs by Strategic Health Authority – as per 28 SHAs before the 2006 reconfiguration and the 10 subsequent SHAs
• Appendix B: Summary of the Role of BME Community Development Workers
• Appendix C: CDWs activities to date as viewed by employers/managers and CDWs themselves
• Appendix D: CDW priorities for the next couple of years as viewed by employers/managers and by CDWs themselves
• Appendix E: Comments on th equality of managerial support that CDWs have experienced

The National Mental Health Development Unit (NMHDU) is the agency charged with supporting the implementation of mental health policy in England by the Department of Health in collaboration with the NHS, Local Authorities and other major stakeholders.