Our commitment: Progress within our community cont.
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4. Work in partnership with Global Black Thrive, our Instructor Members, staff and others to develop learning and development opportunities on White privilege, racism, race, ethnicity and mental health for our community, including a specific module that all our Instructor Members will be required to take
We have delivered training for executive and leadership teams to prepare them to lead on this objective. New Racism and Mental Health modules have become a required component of our Instructor Training programme. Mandatory introductory training on becoming an anti-racist organisation has also been put in place for all staff and National Trainers. Mandatory upskilling sessions for all National Trainers has enabled them to experience the new Racism and Mental Health modules in the Instructor Training programme. We have developed anti-racism training for all our Instructor Members to improve their knowledge and understanding of this area. The training focuses on the systemic nature of racism and how it manifests, and the impact of racism on the mental health of People of Colour and Black People. It also focuses on how to apply an anti-racist lens to MHFA England tools and skills. In addition, we have created an inclusive language and definition guide for our central team and Instructor Member community to use in their day-to-day work. We plan to provide wider access to this guide through our courses. As part of our ongoing learning commitment, we have hosted lunch and learn events for our staff and Instructor Member community, with guest speakers. We are in the process of reviewing and amending our courses and training materials to be more inclusive of race. We have reviewed and updated the Frame of Reference tool in all our Mental Health First Aid courses. The tool now reflects race on the list of influencing factors. We have made a number of changes to the Online Youth MHFA course, including: ҄ Identifying systemic racism and discrimination as an important risk factor for poor mental health for People of Colour and Black people ҄ Updating exercises to be more inclusive and reflective of our whole community ҄ Removing biased language and updating lesson plans to reflect these changes We have removed the Black Dog video as part of our courses resources and released a new film called ‘Depression and Me’. It features MHFA England Ambassador, Chloe Davies, a Black bi woman with lived experience of mental health issues. Over the next 18 months we will create more inclusive films and videos that can be used by our Instructor Member community.
5. Review and strengthen our courses’ content on the impact of race, racism, oppression, inequalities and intersectionality in mental health and wellbeing, and develop guidance for Instructor Members to deliver appropriately
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