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‘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’
Transracial Adoption: What’s The Problem? Read More »
"….. 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….
PIH Newsletter Spring 2012 Read More »
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?
‘Mixed Race, Mixed Racism & Mental Health’ PIH Conference Report Read More »
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 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 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
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.
PIH ‘Mixed race, mixed racism and mental health’ 2009 Read More »
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.
PIH Joint Statement: Mixed Race Organisations in the UK 2008 Report Read More »
I thought we should take a look at two of our European Neighbours across the water – Germany and Holland – not always best friends, understandably so, but time moves on and so do we. Alice is Ghanaian and German, Teddy is Dutch and Ghanaian, they both spent time in Ghana during their teens and
What’s it like to be Mixed Race? Read More »
Placement policy: ‘Does Section 22 (5) (c) of the Children Act 1989’ act on the ‘best interest’ of the dual heritage young person or child? When considering placements for all children and young people, Section 22 (5) (c) of the Children Act 1989 stresses the importance of considering their religion, race, language and cultural background.
Placement Matching Read More »
