Mixed Race Couples and Families
'People in Harmony (PIH) was established in 1972 as a support group for families at a time when the disadvantages of racial mixing were emphasised in the wider society'.
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DfES Report Recommends Wider Consultation with People in Harmony
'Mixed race children have been over represented in the public care system for too long and a report shows that mixed race children are also much more likely to be excluded from school and to be considered as problems'
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Transracial Adoption: What’s The Problem?
‘The insistence on a policy by social workers of same race placements has meant that black and mixed race children wait longer for families and race is treated as the overriding aspect and the major matching consideration’
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PIH Newsletter Spring 2012
"….. information such as ethnicity, sex and age took precedence over any other sources of information when foster placements and children were matched"….. What information is needed to match children and families? Read 'Mixed Heritage and Proud' by Sarah Bennett in People in Harmony Newsletter Spring 2012….
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‘Mixed Race, Mixed Racism & Mental Health’ PIH Conference Report
People in Harmony Conference Report Publ. 2010 How far is mixed race considered across mental health services? How has the concept of identity crisis been used to explain mental health problems? Are mental health services working effectively with mixed race people?
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PIH ‘Mixed Race & The Arts’ 2010 Conference
Mixed Race & The Arts Saturday 17th JULY 2010, 2pm-5pm Ealing Friends Meetings House, 17 Woodville Road, Ealing (map) The theme for the People in Harmony Annual Conference 2010 – ‘Mixed Race & The Arts’ – gave a celebration and exploration of life by mixed race people through various artistic media. The programme showcased mixed
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The Hafu Project
The Hafu Project We would like to invite you to The Hafu Project's first exhibition in Japan! The Hafu Project is a visual and sociological study & representation of the so-called “hafu”s. The work provides an unfolding journey of discovery into the intricacies of what it is to be a hafu in modern day
My name is Ramon
My name is Ramon Mohamed son of Amir Mohamed and Mary Watts. My father, a practising Muslim and Pushtoon from the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan (NWFP), arrived in Sheffield in the 1950’s as part of the first wave of colonial immigrants invited by the British Government to work in the steel industry. My
PIH ‘Mixed race, mixed racism and mental health’ 2009
Thursday, 29 October 2009, The Kings Fund, Central London – People in Harmony offered a rare opportunity to hear from a range of experts about the impact of mental health on young people and families of mixed race.
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PIH Joint Statement: Mixed Race Organisations in the UK 2008 Report
Following on from discussions at our AGM 2008 where it was decided that we would invite mixed race groups to collaborate with us and produce a Joint Statement setting out objectives to provide a stronger and more representative voice for members, a meeting with the Children's Commission was arranged for 31st March 2009.
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