About this event
Teachers are telling us that a mental health epidemic is emerging amongst school aged children. We know that 1 in 12 children in British schools are Muslim, and evidence further suggests that mental health issues are both more frequent and chronic amongst young Muslims, who are also less likely to seek help. The topic of Muslim mental health in schools, with all of its nuance, remains an unspoken and forgotten issue that should be part of a wider, national conversation.
Muslim Mind Collaborative, a collection of organisations from a broad range of sectors aimed at supporting Muslim mental well-being are working to address this burgeoning issue. We want to work hand in hand with schools to provide them with an accessible, holistic and comprehensive toolkit, that meets them where they are in their journey towards faith and mental health literacy, and we need your help.
Please join us on 1st March for our online roundtable event to lend your voice to this important conversation.
Agenda
11:00 - 11:15
Introduction
11:15 - 11:35
Muslim Mental Health in schools – strengths, challenges and needs
GEC Founder, Nic Ponsford keynoting:
Why are schools an important place to have this conversation?
How can schools work to support Muslim children - how might this look in practice
whole school approach to destigmatising Muslim identity
culture
joined up approach to tackling Islamophobia)
what are the positive impacts of this – now and in the long-term?
11:35 - 11:45
What the evidence tells us
11:45 - 12:05
Effective therapeutic tools in educational settings
Breakout room 1
Islamophobia in schools; prevalence and impact on mental health
Breakout room 2
Maximising impact of our support
Breakout room 3
Close
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