Coalesce

Coalesce utilises a public health approach to promoting tangible improvements in the health of the Black community.  Centring the intelligence, insight, and knowledge within the Black community, we approach deeply entrenched health disparities with cutting edge thinking and remove barriers to access, excellence of experience and outcome. Our key area of focus is mental health.

Culturally intelligent research, co-design, co-production, service development, leadership development and quality improvement. Primary focus is mental health.

Suicide prevention in the Black community is an area which requires substantial development to reach those who are experiencing suicidal ideation, attempts and die from suicide.  There is a real challenge to assessing the risk of suicide across ethnic and cultural boundaries. The lack of data broken down by ethnicity coupled with the lack of cultural competence and reach within key organisations in the sector underlines the case for change and improvement.  We wish to support established organisations to embed cultural competence as part of a standard approach to suicide prevention and support the growth of specialised services to save lives.