In the UK, asylum seekers, refugees and migrants are met with a hostile environment where they face inequalities across all indicators of economic and social wellbeing. Many of them occupy positions of disadvantage. They have higher rates of unemployment and if employed are overqualified for their jobs and face discrimination, live in poorer housing, report poorer health, and have lower levels of academic achievement. In the UK, it is established that mental health problems are more common among ethnic minorities communities than they are in the general population. Evidence suggests they are disproportionately detained under the Mental Health Act 2007 and usually come into contact with mental health services through the criminal justice system rather than the general referral system. There is evidence they present at a crisis point which suggests an unwillingness to engage with mental health services. Historically, people from minority ethnic communities are known to be underrepresented in health research and hence, most interventions are developed for mainstream societies. This precludes the understanding of their health needs thereby having a negative impact on the development of effective services and interventions.