1. Community Expert Presentation: Yemeni Community
By Nasser Mockbill

2. Introduction

3. Geographical Spread of the Yemeni Community
Yemenis in Britain
When did they arrive?
Why did they come?

4. Geographical Spread of the Yemeni Community
Where did they originally settle?

5. Why Yemenis did not consider Britain to be home at first

6. Yemenis in Birmingham
The majority of Yemenis can be found in the inner city areas of:
Balsall Heath
Small Heath
Moseley
Sparkbrook
Sparkhill

7. Yemenis in the West Midlands
A lot of Yemenis also settled in the Black Country areas of:
Sandwell
Halesowen
Black Heath
Stourbridge
Dudley

8. How Mental Health is Understood – barriers to accessing services
Taboo
Shame
Jinn
Black magic
Self inflicted

9. Possible triggers for Mental Health in Yemenis
Long term absence
Debt
Burden of being the bread winner for a large family
Stolen wealth and property in Yemen
Corrupt judicial system in Yemen
Qat

10. Possible triggers for Mental Health in Yemenis

11. Possible triggers for Mental Health in Yemenis
Women:
Lost freedom
Leaving children behind in the Yemen
Domestic abuse
Not in equal control of finance—unable to aide own family
Post-natal depression

12. Positive cultural and religious perspective
Mental Health
Positive cultural and religious perspective

13. Organisations that may help
Yemeni Community Association (Sandwell)
Greets Green Access Centre
Tildasley Street
West Bromwich
West Midlands, B70 9SJ
Tel:

14. Organisations that may help
Yemeni Community Association (Birmingham)
Unit 7DB
Highgate Business Centre
Ladypool Rd
Sparkbrook
Birmingham
Tel:

15. Organisations that may help
Muath Trust (Birmingham)
The Bordsley Centre
Stratford Rd
Sparkbrook
Birmingham
B11 1AR
Tel:

16. Organisations that may help
Yemeni Community Association (Halesowen & Dudley)
Highfield Lane
Halesowen
West Midlands
B63 4SG
Tel: