Black Young People

Black people with first episode psychosis have poorer five-year clinical and social outcomes according to recent evidence cited by the article. Distrust and disengagement from services are linked to negative experiences, racism, cultural insensitivity and reduced autonomy. Black African, Black Caribbean and Black British people in the UK are more likely than White British people to experience a first episode of psychosis. Black people with psychosis are less likely to receive some NICE-recommended treatments.