BBC News – The DVD helping mentally ill minorities
Some black and ethnic minority groups are three times more likely to be admitted to mental health services.
But despite this health workers are worried that many people from some ethnic communities are not accessing the help they need.
Language barriers are blamed, as is a belief in certain cultures that mental health issues should not be talked about outside the family.
Raju Mehta was one who suffered from such stigma.
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