Barts Health Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessment Report

Healthissue/conditionMentalhealthProtectedcharacteristicGender Reassignment,Pregnancy and Maternity,Religion and belief, SexualOrientation,AvailabilityLocal dataAreascoveredwww.brap.org.ukRegional/national/international dataYear Available YearAge and Sex Yes 2002DisabilityNTHWhat the evidence is saying2011 National - Black Caribbean men have a muchhigher prevalence of stroke - the risk is almost twothirds higher than the general population. Indianmen also have a higher risk of stroke.2011n/dJSNA2010-11Yes 2011National - More girls than boys experiencedepression, experience eating disorders andengage more in suicide ideation and attempts thanboys; but boys engage in more high-riskbehaviour, commit suicide more frequently thangirls. In adulthood, depression and anxiety is moreprevalent in women, while antisocial behaviourand substance misuse is higher in men. There areno statistical differences in the number of men andwomen experience the more severe types ofmental ill-health, but men experience earlier onsetof schizophrenia while are more likely toexperience acute bipolar depression.Tower Hamlets - 9.91% of people with learningdifficulties in Tower Hamlets experiencedepression, compared to 7.40% of the totalpopulation. 7.75% of people with learningdifficulties in Tower Hamlets have a seriousmental illness compared to 0.80% of the totalpopulation.National – Prevalence of psychiatric disorders is36% among children with learning disabilities,compared to 8% among children without learningdisabilities.132