EYST Wales Report: Do You See My Trauma? The Lived Realities of Minority Ethnic Individuals - Commissioning partner : ACE Hub Wales
EYST Wales researched the racial traumas and incidents of racism and discrimination that minority ethnic individuals and families are subjected to in Wales. Our Do You See My Trauma? The Lived Realities of Minority Ethnic People report highlights how far we are from anti-racism goals in Wales. Racism was reported to us in relation to all areas of life including education, policing, health and social care, the workplace and in public spaces. The report includes sections on The Lived Realities, The Impacts and Missed Signs of Racial Traumas, Barriers to Reporting, What Needs to Change and What it Means for Welsh Society. We thank all the individuals who contributed, as well as our commissioning partners at ACE Hub Wales for giving EYST Wales the opportunity to carry out this piece of work.
Short Message from ACE Hub Wales:
‘Do You See My Trauma? The Lived Realities of Minority Ethnic People’ was commissioned by ACE Hub Wales to support the commitment made in the Criminal Justice Anti-Racist Action Plan for Wales to developing tools and resources to support organisations and people in Wales to be inclusive of racial trauma in implementing the Trauma and ACE-informed organisational toolkit. This powerful report documents daily reality for minority ethnic people in Wales of traumatic experiences in public spaces, education, accessing services and going about their day to day lives that cause harm and distress. It will directly inform work to meet the commitments of an anti-racist Wales by 2030, and to Wales becoming a trauma-informed nation that is inclusive of the experience of people in all of our communities. We are hugely grateful to Selima Bahadur, Dr Shela Khan and everyone at Ethnic Minorities and Youth Support Team (EYST) Wales who have helped to deliver this vital work, and we hope that it brings real action to prevent racial trauma and ensure appropriate support for those who do experience it that meets their needs.’’
‘Ydych chi'n Gweld Fy Nhrawma? Comisiynwyd 'Realiti Bywyd Unigolion Ethnig Leiafrifol' gan Hyb ACE Cymru i gefnogi'r ymrwymiad a wnaed yn y Cynllun Gweithredu Gwrth-hiliaeth Cyfiawnder Troseddol i Gymru, sef datblygu offer ac adnoddau i gefnogi sefydliadau a phobl yng Nghymru i fod yn gynhwysol o ran trawma hiliol wrth weithredu'r pecyn cymorth sefydliadol sy'n ystyriol o drawma ac ACE. Mae'r adroddiad pwerus hwn yn dogfennu realiti bob dydd unigolion ethnig leiafrifol yng Nghymru o brofiadau trawmatig mewn mannau cyhoeddus, addysg, mynediad at wasanaethau, a mynd ati i fyw eu bywydau bob dydd, sy'n achosi niwed a gofid. Bydd yn llywio'n uniongyrchol y gwaith o gyflawni ymrwymiadau Cymru wrth-hiliol erbyn 2030, ac i Gymru ddod yn genedl sy'n ystyriol o drawma ac sy'n gynhwysol o ran profiadau pobl yn ein holl gymunedau. Rydym yn hynod ddiolchgar i Selima Bahadur, Dr Shela Khan a phawb yn Nhîm Cymorth Lleiafrifoedd Ethnig ac Ieuenctid (EYST) Cymru sydd wedi helpu i gyflawni'r gwaith hanfodol hwn, a gobeithiwn y bydd yn dod â chamau gweithredu go iawn i atal trawma hiliol a sicrhau cefnogaeth briodol i'r rhai sy'n ei brofi sy'n diwallu eu hanghenion.’’