Course: Understanding Mental Health in Muslim Communities

If religion is viewed as the fourth emergency service, it is inevitable that people will resort to professional practitioners and guides of religion for help. For many Muslims this help …

In this article, Dr Roz Warden explores why Muslims seek faith-based support. In this step, you’ll learn about a range of different reasons why Muslims may seek faith-based support. This …

In this video, Marya Farag, mental health support worker at Diverse Cymru, considers her experiences of education and training and reflects upon whether she was taught the skills that would …

This step includes an excerpt from an interview with Samira Salter. Samira is Mental Health Support Manager at Diverse Cymru, a charity that provides mental health support to ethnic minority …

In this video Suhayl, BAME Programme Manager for Beacon Counselling Trust, describes some of the contradictions he comes across in his work of providing support for Muslim people living with …

In this step, Masira Hans, Severe Mental Illness Programme Manager for Mind in Bradford, explains what makes it possible for her to bring in her Islamic knowledge into her mental …

In the final step of this activity, Dr Dogra questions the labelling of Muslim communities, and other marginalised groups in British society, as ‘hard to reach’ by academics and researchers. …

In this video, Suhayl Patel, BAME Programmes Manager at Beacon Counselling Trust, explains the need for rehabilitation centres for addiction in British Muslim communities. A Muslim-specific space would include Muslim …

Research shows that Muslims communities face a number of barriers to accessing mental health support. Some of these barriers relate to how Muslims understand and experience mental health problems and …

In this video, Dr Yusuf addresses the important question: ‘how does religion impact mental health?’ Drawing on his own professional experiences, Dr Yusuf explains why, for some people, religion is …

Over the next four weeks, we’ll be learning together through a range of texts, videos, and short activities. If you are new to online learning, you may find it useful …

In this video, Dr Sufyan Dogra (Principal Research Fellow at the Bradford Institute for Health Research) shares his experiences of developing the Childhood Obesity Trailblazer Programme (COTP) in Bradford. This …

In this activity, we take a closer look at the role of Muslim communities as a resource for positive mental health experiences, and a protective factor against mental health problems. …

In this step, Dr Abdallah Rothman introduces the Diploma in Islamic Psychology, a training course for mental health practitioners run by the Cambridge Muslim College of which Dr Rothman is …

In this step, Mohammed Akhlak Rauf MBE, describes the work of the Community Interest Company (CiC) Meri Yaadain (My Memories), of which he is Founder and Director. Meri Yaadain is …