People of Colour Underserved by UK OCD Services

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Barriers, prejudice, and discrimination within UK mental health settings faced by Global Majority groups

At OCD Action we have a vision of a time where OCD is well understood, and everybody can access the treatment they need, when they need it.

However, we recognise that achieving this vision is impossible without addressing the significant barriers, prejudice, and discrimination that Global Majority groups frequently face within mental health settings in the UK.

We are deeply concerned by the clear evidence that people of colour are underserved by OCD services, and we are determined to see this change.

OCD Action’s a co-production panel and people of colour living with OCD

OCD Action has established a co-production panel to ensure we provide the best support possible for people who face intersectional disadvantage, in particular people of colour living with OCD.

Our panel is made up of volunteers from Black and Asian backgrounds who have lived experience of OCD, as well as OCD Action staff members across all areas of the organisation. We work together to improve the support and information that OCD Action offers for people of colour.

Please complete our survey!

To help us improve our services, we have created a short survey to gather the opinions and experiences of people of colour living with OCD and related conditions regarding their experiences with mental health services.

If you are a person of colour with lived experience of OCD or a related condition, or a relative of theirs, we would hugely appreciate you taking a few minutes to complete our survey. Your voice, lived experience and ideas are so important in ensuring change is realised, and that in the future, everyone gets the treatment they need, when they need it.

Have your voice heard!

Have your voice heard and help us to improve our services: ocdaction.org.uk/service-improvement-survey

NOTE: We acknowledge that the terms ‘People of Colour’ and ‘Global Majority Groups’ are far from perfect terms

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