Kadra Abdinasir: The intergenerational impacts of racism on mental health Centre for Mental Health

Thea Joshi is joined by Centre for Mental Health’s Associate Director for Policy, Kadra Abdinasir, to discuss the way racial trauma affects multiple generations of a family. They discuss A Constant Battle, a collaboration between the Centre and King’s College London, which investigates how the experiences of racism towards both parents and children affect their mental health and parent-child interactions. Kadra shares insights from the research and unpacks the concept of trauma, pointing us to actions that could address the severe impact of racism on mental health in the UK.

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Show notes:

Learn more about our recent briefing, A Constant Battle: https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications/briefing-62-constant-battle

Check out Living While Black by Gilaine Kinouani, recommended by Kadra during the episode: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/442992/living-while-black-by-kinouani-guilaine/9781529109436

Read our report, A Mentally Healthier Nation: https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications/mentally-healthier-nation

Check out the Leaders Unlocked network, mentioned by Kadra during the episode: https://leaders-unlocked.org/