Black Youth Mental Health in the UK : Rethinking Mental Health Care through Intersectionality-Based Cultural Humility

Offering a powerful reimagining of mental healthcare through the voices and lived experiences of Black African youth in the UK, this book introduces a new practice-based framework, Intersectionality-Based Cultural Humility Analysis (IBCHA), designed to support more inclusive, equitable and culturally grounded mental health care.

Too often, Black youth are misunderstood by services that rely on standardised, one-size-fits-all approaches. This book challenges the dominance of evidence-based models that overlook cultural and structural realities. Through a rich blend of academic insight, case examples and community engagement, it centres the experiences of young people who have navigated trauma, stigma, silence and institutional neglect, while also drawing strength from faith, family and community.

IBCHA equips practitioners, educators and policymakers with practical tools to assess identity, adapt interventions, and engage in reflexive and socially just care. Each chapter builds toward a new ethos of mental health practice, one rooted in humility, intersectionality and partnership with those too often excluded from the design of care systems.

Clear, urgent and deeply relevant, this book is essential reading for professionals and scholars in psychology, social work, public health and education, as well as anyone committed to dismantling structural inequality in mental health services.