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Response to ​the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities: The Report

Psychologists for Social Change Cymru believe that the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities (CRED) report by the UK government lacks the scientific credibility and authority to be used for major policy decisions and its approach makes it more suitable as a political manifesto rather than an authoritative expert report. 

We support the arguments presented by the BMJ and the statement made by the NHS Confederation Race and Health Observatory. The report suggests that structural racism is not real and does not have an impact on Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities. We do not believe this and believe that addressing health inequity and systemic injustice is paramount to eradicating racism related mental health issues.   The report attempts to undermine the well established and evidence based role of ethnicity on health outcomes. Denying this will lead to a worsening of systemic inequalities, putting more ethnic minority lives at risk. 

​We recognise the need to address racism within the profession of psychology as per the following statements made by the Association of Clinical Psychology, the British Psychological Society and Psychologist for Social Change.




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    • England >
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        • Manchester- PSPO letter
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        • Leicester
      • South East >
        • East Anglia
        • Hertfordshire
        • London
        • Oxford
        • Suffolk
        • Surrey
        • Sussex
      • South West >
        • Bristol and Bath
        • South West
    • Start a New Group
    • Ireland
    • Northern Ireland
    • Jersey
    • Scotland
    • Wales - Cymru >
      • Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities: The Report
      • ECT Review
      • Elections 2021
      • Black Lives Matter
      • COVID 19 and Internet Access
      • Building Resilience and Community Wellbeing
      • Save the T4CYP Programme
      • Support the Mind over matter Report
      • Social and Political Causes of Poor Mental Health
      • Responding to Austerity and Mental Health in Wales - Accessible Document
      • UN Report on Extreme Poverty in the UK Letter
  • Blog
  • Position statements
    • Psychologists for Social Change support the moratorium on school exclusions in England
    • Racism is Not Entertainment
    • Response to Panorama: Undercover Hospital Abuse Scandal
    • Letter to Jeremy Hunt
    • UK Government Green Paper, Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision
    • Esther McVey: PSC and RITB response
  • Campaigns
    • Structural racism demands a structural response
    • Embed anti-racism in the NHS
    • COVID-19 >
      • Mutual Aid
      • COVID and mental health
    • PSC Manifesto 2019
    • Visioning a new education system
    • New Savoy Conference Statement
    • Formulating Policy >
      • Origins of Happiness? PSC response
      • Basic Income: Psychological Impact Assessment
    • Preaching to the Non-Converted
    • Psychologists Against Austerity >
      • Austerity Briefing Paper
      • Everyday Austerity
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