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Media Kit

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The media kit includes the logo, key statistics, brand colours, the endorsement badge, and the full manifesto — everything needed for coverage of the Black Mental Health Manifesto.

Key Facts

Key facts for journalists

The following statistics are drawn from the manifesto and its cited sources. All are suitable for publication with the source citations provided.

• Black people are detained under the Mental Health Act at 3.6 times the rate of white people.

  NHS Digital, Mental Health Act Statistics, 2022/23

• Only 6% of Black adults receive treatment for mental health problems, compared to 13% of White British adults — despite higher prevalence.

  NHS Digital, Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey, 2016

• Black men are 10 times more likely to experience psychosis than white men (3.2% vs 0.3%).

  NHS Digital, APMS, 2016

• 9 in 10 BAME-led charities were at risk of closure within the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Voice4Change England & ACEVO, 2020

• Black people are almost 9 times more likely to be stopped and searched by police. Negative police interactions increase risks of PTSD and depression.

  Home Office, Stop and Search Statistics, 2023

• Mental ill-health costs the UK economy £118 billion annually through lost productivity, benefit payments, and health and social care costs.

  McDaid et al, London School of Economics, 2022

Press Releases

Press releases

• April 2024

  Black Mental Health Manifesto launched

  23 recommendations for structural change published by the Black Mental Health and Wellbeing Alliance.

Contact

Press contact

Brand Assets

Brand assets

Official logo, endorsement badge, and colour codes for use in coverage and partner materials.

The logo above is the highest resolution currently held — email us for anything larger. Display typeface (BC Empire Windrush) is licensed for this website only; for print and partner materials use Work Sans in capitals.