Epilepsy Connections Multicultural Service
This service supports people from Black and Ethnic Minority (BME) Communities and extends that support to include their families, friends and carers.
Our staff understand the wide range of different views and ways of thinking about epilepsy among different ethnic minorities and the difficulty in talking about epilepsy outside the immediate family.
Our staff, who are bilingual, can:
- offer information, advice adn support on all aspects of epilepsy in Urdu, Punjabi and Chinese in a confidential and informal setting
- offer assistance at epilepsy-related appointments to ensure that people with epilepsy fully understand their epilepsy, what treatment options are possible and other sources of support they can access.
Listen to the experiences of a young woman from the BME community coming to terms with epilepsy and working through the myths that exist regarding epilepsy.
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We also:
- deliver bilingual and culturally appropriate epilepsy awareness programmes to ethnic groups to raise awareness of the condition, ensure a good understanding of how best to manage seizures and reduce the stigma surrounding epilepsy in ethnic communities
- hold culturally appropriate support groups such as Carers' Groups and Women's Groups to offer individuals within ethnic communities opportunities to get together with others who are affected by similar concerns and issues, to share and exchange information and experiences and to relax and enjoy a fun activity for the day.
Epilepsy, Culture and Religion: Attitudes in Black Minority Ethnic Groups in Glasgow
The above report was produced by Farhat Khan, Multicultural Project Worker, in May 2006.
If you would like more information on this service, contact the office on 0141.248.4125 or by email info@epilepsyconnections.org.uk
