The Mental Health within Muslim Communities Project is led by Shagufta Hamid-Khan, Chair of United Nations Association Coventry Branch. See this page for more information.

Project Plan

A project team has been created which has the following main aims:

• Raising Mental Health Awareness
• Talking, Listening and Engaging with all
• Supporting, Educating, Providing Expert Advice and Information on Services available
• Delivering the Right Message to Change Public Attitudes and Remove Stigmas around Mental Health
• Enabling people to seek help early enough before their problems progress further

To achieve this UNA Coventry plans to:

• Conduct a survey to find out who within the Muslim community experiences mental health problems, what kinds of problems they have and how they currently deal with these problems.
• Produce a booklet designed for distribution to Muslims explaining the origins, symptoms and treatment of mental health issues.
• Deliver a Conference allowing stakeholders working on mental health issues to talk about their work and explore how we can better raise awareness of mental health issues within the Muslim community and to mobilise efforts in support of mental health.
• Explore faith-based solutions working in partnership with Mosques (Masjids) and Day centres.
• Reach out and Engage with Muslim Communities & Employers by creating a Dialogue & Openness about Mental Health.
• Engage Medical experts, GP’s, Hospitals
• Work in partnership with Muslim Faith affiliates, StakeHolders, Schools
• Work with Mental Health Charities such as Mind, HeadsTogether, Calm, Connect, Maslaha etc.

How to get involved

We welcome help and support with this important project. Please email shagufta@unacov.uk. Thank you.