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The landscape of mental health services for Muslim communities in England and Wales remains fragmented with many Muslims unsure how to access services that accommodate their religious beliefs and practices. This article reports findings from a pilot study of mental health services and Muslim communities in England and Wales. It explores the role of Muslim mental health organisations, charities, therapists, counsellors, faith leaders and community groups in supporting the communities they serve. The study’s aim was to establish a larger project to identify and amplify best practice across mainstream and non-mainstream mental health services in relation to improving provision for Muslim communities. Focus group data from key informants was analysed using grounded theory. Four analytical themes emerged from the analysis: “Knowledge gaps”, “Policy gaps”, “Working together” and “Moving forward”. Based on this, the authors argue for an asset-based approach to building collaborative partnerships between Muslim communities and mental health providers.

Publication Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent. Share icon X Facebook LinkedIn Email Share Related research People also read Recommended articles Cited by Perceptions from the British Pakistani Muslim community towards mental health Rehiela Ayub et al. Mental Health, Religion & Culture Published online: 9 Jun 2023 Spiritual understandings of psychosis: the perspectives of spiritual care staff Reham Al Taher et al. Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health Published online: 2 Aug 2023 Religious affiliation moderates associations between theodicies and mental health in people experiencing significant suffering from bereavement, illness and oth... Crystal L. Park et al. Mental Health, Religion & Culture Published online: 19 Jan 2024 View more
Publisher Keywords:	Mental health, Muslim communities, collaboration model, best practice, England and Wales
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Departments:	School of Policy & Global Affairs School of Policy & Global Affairs > Sociology & Criminology
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Administrator

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