“Let me make some calls.” By complete coincidence, at the same time the BBC was thinking about a season of mental health programmes, and after some wrangling a deal was done. This was without doubt the most difficult thing I’d ever done, and at times during the shoot I actually thought history might be repeating itself. Young black men are one of the most overrepresented ethnic minority groups in inpatient mental health services. Mental illness attacks indiscriminately, no matter your age, race or creed. • David Harewood is an actor• Mental Health Awareness Week 2019, hosted by Mental Health Foundation, takes place from Monday 13 to Sunday 19 MayContactsMind, 0300 123 3393Rethink Mental Illness, 0300 5000 927SANE, 0300 304 7000

Source: The Guardian May 14, 2019 04:52 UTC