A MENTAL health awareness aimed at helping Asian women is being held during International Women's Week as part of Blackburn with Darwen Council's Festival 2000.

The event, on Wednesday, March 8 at Bangor Street Community Centre, Blackburn, is being organised by the Shama group and will highlight issues concerning Asian women who suffer from mental health problems.

Information and advice will be available in Urdu and Punjabi.

Light refreshments will be provided during the seminar which starts at 10am and runs until 12.30pm.

The Shama group is sponsored by the National Lottery Charities Board, Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Communicare Trust and the East Lancashire Health Authority.

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