This Starting Well project responds to the mental health and wellbeing needs of pregnant women and new mums from the Muslim community of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. It is using person-centred service design tools to co-design and, subsequently, deliver a new...
The Muslim Mind Collaborative held a free INSET session in August for school leaders to launch our Muslim Mental Health in Schools Toolkit. Our resource gave schools the tools to aid the mental well- being of all students in a universal, evidence-informed way. As well...
Muslim Mental Health in Schools Toolkit: The first step Muslim Mind Collaborative embarked on a journey of research, consultation and intellectual interrogation to produce our toolkit resource which aids schools in improving faith literacy and cultural...
On Wednesday 1 March 2023, we held our Valuing Every Mind Roundtable on Muslim Mental Health in Schools, bringing together practitioners, experts, academics and policy makers to the table, to discuss and learn from each other, to better support Muslim mental...
Acknowledging the mental health crisis among Muslim students isn’t about preferential treatment but developing bespoke ways to support them. While schools continue to bear the brunt of a mental health epidemic affecting children and young people, there is little...
In 2022 Anti-Bullying Week coincided with Islamophobia Awareness Month (IAM). MMC published an Islamophobic bullying awareness poster in partnership with Kidscape. The poster aimed to educate young people on the causes and dangers of Islamophobic bullying and signpost...
World Alzheimer’s Day is an opportunity to educate and encourage support of and demystify dementia. For more information on this topic, watch the Muslim Mind Collaborative podcast on dementia awareness within Muslim communities here.
Resilient Me’s whole school approach makes mental health and wellbeing everyone’s business, with all parts of the school community working together to prevent and recognise emotional distress in young people before it can escalate into adult trauma and related mental...
My Family Group’s Annual Roundtable Event on Muslim Heritage Children in Care took place on the 27th April this year, with the theme of ‘Supporting Identity and Wellbeing’. It brought together stakeholders and experts from a range of sectors. We convened...
CareStart is an extensive research and support project exploring the social reintegration and rehabilitation of British Muslim ex-offenders after they leave the justice system. This includes providing these communities with practical support, advocacy and employment...
