Socially-oriented approaches to recovery for African and Caribbean men

Social recovery is intimately linked to the re-negotiations of what it means to be an African or Caribbean man. African and Caribbean men should be able to define recovery in their own terms as part of a much more inclusive dialogue.There was some divergence in how recovery was conceptualised between men, supporters and care providers. Mental health experiences contained accounts of the role of culture in their emotional wellbeing, overly medicalised and depersonalised approaches to care and lack of discharge planning. Mental health services need to consider how they can move towards the co-production of services with African and Caribbean men. Safe spaces are required to support social recovery, and are needed before men can develop relationships of equality, authenticity and trust.

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