http://www.communitycare.co.uken-gbFri, 19 Feb 2010 14:01:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/19/113852/count-me-in-racial-inequalities-in-mental-health-services.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/19/113852/count-me-in-racial-inequalities-in-mental-health-services.htmlThe latest Count Me In survey shows that efforts to reduce the number of people from ethnic minorities in the mental health system are failing. Jeremy Dunning reviews the findings while Patrick Vernon and Steve Shrubb debate the way forward Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:01:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/11/30/113295/yjb-launches-new-community-reparation-scheme.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/11/30/113295/yjb-launches-new-community-reparation-scheme.htmlA community reparation scheme in which members of the public will be able to suggest the activities young offenders on community sentences should carry out has been launched by the Youth Justice Board (YJB) todayMon, 30 Nov 2009 10:30:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/10/23/112948/alastair-kirkhope-from-alcoholic-to-award-winning-peer-mentor.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/10/23/112948/alastair-kirkhope-from-alcoholic-to-award-winning-peer-mentor.htmlFrom soil expert to homeless alcoholic to peer mentor, the award-winning Alastair Kirkhope tells Jeremy Dunning how he rebuilt his life Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:03:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/10/16/112889/proven-practice-whole-area-child-poverty-strategies.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/10/16/112889/proven-practice-whole-area-child-poverty-strategies.htmlThe Social Care Institute for Excellence considers the barriers in the fight against child poverty and methods to overcome them Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:33:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/09/21/112634/harnessing-the-power-of-laughter.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/09/21/112634/harnessing-the-power-of-laughter.htmlPerforming stand-up comedy is notoriously nerve-wracking but a scheme in Scotland has harnessed the power of laughter to build the confidence of service users. (Pic: Andy Buchanan/UNP)Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:22:00 GMT