The Equality Act 2010 in Mental Health provides a critical guide to the Act: what it means for mental health services and how it should be implemented. It addresses each of the nine characteristics protected by the Act in turn, examining the research and practice issue associated with each and offering positive guidance. Contributors also highlight the broader issues associated with achieving equality in mental health, including conflicts between different forms of discrimination, the impact of budget cuts and the issue of inequality in wider society and how it relates to the mental health services. Finally, the book tackles organisational change and the implications for management practice, organisational structures and staff training. This book will be a valuable resource for those involved in providing mental health services, including managers and frontline workers across health and social care.

Foreword. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Hári Sewell, HS Consultancy, UK. Part I. 1. The Equality Act 2010: The Letter and Spirit of the Law. Jo Honigmann, Just Equality, UK. 2. The Case for a Single Equalities Approach. Melba Wilson, HS Consultancy, UK. Part II: Evidence of Inequality. 3. Beyond Categories: Service Users as Complex Beings. Eleanor Hope, Sussex Partnership, UK. 4. Gendered Practice. Sue Waterhouse, HS Consultancy, UK. 5. Pregnancy and Maternity. Sue Waterhouse. 6. Marriage and Civil Partnership. Hári Sewell. 7. Age Equality. Barbara Vincent, Sussex Partnership, UK. 8. Disability. Hári Sewell. 9. Out and Equal: Towards Mental Health Equality for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual (LGB) People. Sarah Carr, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), UK. 10. Race and Mental Health. Marcel Vige, National Mind, UK and Hári Sewell. 11. Gender Reassignment. Scott Durairaj and Jourdan Durairaj, Sussex Partnership Trust, UK. 12. Spirituality and Equalities. Peter Duncan Gilbert, Staffordshire University, UK. Part III: Essential Considerations. 13. The Prevalence of Traditional Psychiatric Models and Inherent Drivers of Inequality. Hári Sewell. 14. Conflicts within the Equalities Agenda. Hári Sewell. 15. The Impact of Cost Cutting on Equalities. Hári Sewell. 16. Good Enough Plans and Strategies: Getting the Balance Right for Effective Planning and Decision-Making - From Expediency to Pragmatism. Melba Wilson. Part IV: Change and Equalities.17. Applying Management Rigours to the Equality Agenda. Hári Sewell. 18. The Financial Case for Tackling Inequality. Melba Wilson and Hári Sewell. 19. Organisational Development Approaches. Hári Sewell and Cheryl Brodie, HS Consultancy, UK. 20. Skilling the Workforce. Hári Sewell and Cheryl Brodie. 21. Engaging Stakeholders and Communities. Hári Sewell. 22. Knowledge Management, New Technologies and Equalities. Tony Jameson-Allen, Evolution Networking Ltd, UK. Conclusion. Hári Sewell.