Research project aimed at evaluating culturally and spiritually adapted psychoeducation material. This project has received REB approval from the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto. This project also aims to create resources including a website to centralize educational material.
Team
Dr.Ahmed Hassan
Research Principal Investigator
Dr.Arfeen Malick
Research Team
Dr. Yusra Ahmad
Research Team
Heba Ragheb
Research Team
Zainib Abdullah
Research Team
Dr. Nadiya Sunderji
Research Team
Dr.Farah Islam
Research Team
Sairah Uddin
Research Coordinator
Shireen Ahmed
Research Coordinator
Publications
Hassan, A. N., Ragheb, H., Malick, A., Abdullah, Z., Ahmad, Y., Sunderji, N., & Islam, F. (2021). Inspiring Muslim Minds: Evaluating a Spiritually Adapted Psycho-educational Program on Addiction to Overcome Stigma in Canadian Muslim Communities. Community mental health journal, 57(4), 644–654. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-020-00699-0
Inspiring Muslim Minds: Youth Research
About
Psychoeducation project facilitated by a grant from the UofT Institute for Global Health Equity and Innovation and UofT Institute for Health Policy Management and Evaluation. This project aims to provide psychoeducation on various spiritually and culturally adapted seminars in the Muslim community. It also aimed to create resources including workshop booklets, a data base of Muslim Mental health professionals and the www.optimistic-taffy.flywheelstaging.com website. Organizations involved in this collaborate project include Muslim Medical Association of Canada, MSA at the University of Toronto, Mishka Social Services.
Team
Dr.Alan Fung
Research Principal Investigator
Dr.Arfeen Malick
Research Team
Saamiyah Ali Mohammed
Research Principal Investigator