Black Students Talk
Nkasi is the Co-Founder of Black People Talk CIC and Co-Director of the Black Students Talk programme
Black People Talk (BPT) CIC
Black People Talk is a not-for-profit organisation with big hearts and big ambition: to make the UK a place where Black people can thrive.
Black Students Talk (BST)
Black Students Talk is a peer wellbeing support programme for Black university students.
Everything we do at Black Students Talk is carried out for the benefit of students who self identify as Black (Black African, Black Caribbean, or Mixed with Black Heritage) in universities around England and Wales.
At Black Students Talk, we are here to:
Support the mental health and wellbeing of Black students.
Provide Black students with the tools to be able to advocate for theirs and others mental health and wellbeing
Explore the narratives around Black student mental health and change / reclaim the narrative to one that is positive
Understand the lived experiences and life events that shape the mental health and wellbeing of Black students in the UK
Increase the UK Black student community’s mental health and wellbeing awareness and understanding
Increase public awareness and understanding of Black student mental health and wellbeing
Black Students Talk Activities:
Co-design, develop, and facilitate peer wellbeing support groups, workshops, and psychoeducation resources for Black students.
Co-design, develop, and deliver wellbeing workshops and psychoeducation resources for Black staff; parents, carers, guardians, and friends of Black students; and non-Black students and staff.
Provide training opportunities for Black students to be able to facilitate peer wellbeing support groups in their institution.
Conduct co-design workshops with and for Black students to continuously provide quality services.
Carry out routine evaluations of BST services to improve design and delivery.
Organise and run public and stakeholder engagement events on Black student mental health wellbeing.
Conduct and disseminate research activities on Black student wellbeing.
Consult on matters of Black student mental health & wellbeing, Equality Diversity & Inclusion.
Read and Download the
Black Students Talk Report 2021
“BLACK STUDENTS TALK: MENTAL HEALTH PEER SUPPORT FOR BLACK UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN THE UK”
Contact us.
Contact us to host Black Students Talk peer support groups and/or workshops at your university. Or just to ask us a question.
hello@blackpeopletalk.co.uk
Black Students Talk is a brave and safe space where we unpack our traumas, celebrate our successes, and be our authentic unapologetic selves
— Student