Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS foundation trust which provides mental health services in Walsall Sandwell and Wolverhampton, specialist health services for people with learning disabilities in Dudley, Walsall, Sandwell and Wolverhampton and community healthcare services in Dudley.
Half the board members are black and minority ethnic, the only trust in England to achieve that.
The intention is that "when someone in a police station, or involved in court proceedings, has a mental health problem or other vulnerabilities, they are referred to the right services and are given support and guidance based on their needs.
"This included how young people were involved in making decisions about their care and that the trust had also employed a nurse who spoke four Asian languages to lead on work with black and minority ethnic communities.
The new organisation would have an annual turnover of around £440 million – making it the third biggest mental health trust in England.