Presentation from Birmingham charity Delicate Mind about mental wellness and wellbeing in the muslim community

1. THE DELICATE MIND
FARRUKH ABEED
NADIA REHMAN KHAN
NIKHWAT KHAN MARAWAT
www.thedelicatemind.org.uk

2. WHAT IS THE DELICATE MIND?
Core Themes
 British/Global Muslim Identity
 Displacement induced PTSD
 De- Stigmatisation
 Lived Mental Health Experience
 Masculinity
 Rehabilitation
 Mental Health and Mental Strength education
Demographic
 British/Global Muslim Identity 5% of UK population - 3.4 million across Britain
 24.4% Global Population – 1.9 billion across the globe
 9-21 year olds
 15 % Prison Population
 Interfaith Leaders

3. SOME OF OUR SUCCESS TO DATE
 One international partner
 Ten UK based project partners
 1650+ outreach impact through our work since March 2018
 HMP Stafford – Ongoing development of our rehabilitation programme
 Nadia recognised in new years honours list 2019 for services to mental health
and integration
 Published in The Times, Huffington Post and Brown Girl Magazine and
featured on BBC Radio 4, BBC Asian Network, BBC Radio London and BCR
radio to further destigmatise mental health
 Represented the British Council on behalf of the U.K alongside ten global
countries for the ten year anniversary of their active citizens programme
 TDM’s research was used by the foreign affairs select committee for their
report which was sent to the Foreign Office as to why they should do more to
work with those from the South Asian Diaspora.

4. GLOBAL MUSLIM
ATTITUDES TO
MENTAL HEALTH
By 2024 Birmingham is believed
to become Britain's second
plural city, where no ethnicity
forms a majority due to a direct
increase in the cities BAME
population
By 2030, the WHO states
depression will be the leading
public health crisis and by 2050
Islam will be the largest global
religion

5. WHAT DOES THE COMMUNITY SAY?
It needs to be
more of a
conversation than
the physical or
spiritual but a
fusion of both
In the current
situation of our
country mental
health services
should increase
and its necessity is
urgent
There needs to be
ongoing anti taboo
work, Muslims have a
lack of
understanding of
mental illnesses
I think its important to
explore facets of culture
and how they can
impact mental health
and the
treatment/attitudes
towards mental health
Proper conversations
should start with our
community, as much as
there should be services for
young people there needs
to be support offered to
parents so they are well
equipped in helping their
child
Stigma and taboo within the
South Asian Muslim
community particularly
women and men manifests
itself in ignorance and needs
to be tackled with more work,
awareness and services

6. WHAT’S NEXT?
Research focused on user centred services based on trends
within the British/Global Muslim diaspora
Upcoming national listening campaign with UK based
mosques to re-shape dialogue around mental health
Guideline for faith leaders to address mental illness stigma
Focus groups for Muslim mental health champions

7. Thanks for your time and patience, Now on the interactive part!