Speaking Up

to be on our mailing list, please contact
us at: CDW@pentreath.co.uk
General Support:
Who are the Community
Development Worker team?
Pentreath (mental health
Charity)
The Community Development Worker
team are part of Pentreath Ltd and
we offer support to Black and Minority
Ethnic (BME) communities across
Cornwall. All our projects aim to
reduce fear around using mental
health services and to help BME
communities’ access appropriate
support with the aim of achieving
equality of service and outcomes. We
accept referrals from other services/
organisations and self-referrals. More
info and referral forms can be found at
our website: www.pentreath.co.uk
Did you know…?
We have a website: www.
bamementalhealthcornwall.co.uk,
which is still being developed…if you
have any feedback on this please
contact: emily@pentreath.co.uk We
also produce a quarterly newsletter and
welcome your stories of mental health
services and suggestions of what you
would like included…..if you would like
We offer one to one support to BME
clients in the community, as well as
general advice and guidance to staff,
families and carers. Support given
may be anything from a few sessions
to ongoing support for more complex
needs.
Inpatient Support:
CDWs provide support to all BME
patients admitted to hospital because
of mental health difficulties and will also
offer support to their families, carers
and staff. We will help support people
throughout their stay in hospital and
our services continue after discharge.
Our help can range from making sure
cultural or religious requirements
are being met to supporting people
find suitable accommodation after
discharge. Contact: 24hour@
pentreath.co.uk
Bridging Languages:
Effective, sympathetic and culturally
sensitive interpretation and translation.
Please contact: interpretation@
pentreath.co.uk
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