The challenge of an inner city practice.

The term "inner city" has come to be synonymous with severe social deprivation with characteristics such as a high density of population, a high concentration of unskilled workers, high levels of unemployment and poor housing. These factors are all present to a greater or lesser extent in our area. Many inner cities also have problems due to a high percentage of people from ethnic minorities. In Belfast, instead of this, we have had considerable inter-community tension and, until recently, terrorist atrocities.