Muslim Mental Health: The Services and Organisations You Can Contact
by The Lantern Initiative in Culture & Lifestyle on 22nd January, 2025
The topics of mental health and Islamic Psychology are spoken about now more than ever before. The stigma around mental health discussion is decreasing and as a Muslim community, our knowledge and understanding of mental health issues is continually improving. However, knowing where to turn to for help and support can be challenging. There are a range of faith-based services available that may be unheard of.
According to a study at Cardiff University, evidence suggests that some mental health problems, such as depression, affect British Muslims more than other faith communities. Muslims in Britain are under-referred to therapy services for mental health problems, and when Muslims do access mental health services, their rates of improvement are lower.
Given this landscape, there is a significant need in the Muslim community for more information about Muslim mental health support services. Sometimes we are not qualified or able to give our loved ones the support they need but being able to signpost someone can be super helpful. The Lantern Initiative has researched and recommended a range of services below.
Posted by The Lantern Initiative on Sunday, October 13, 2019
Just sharing this list amongst your friends and family can also be a subtle way to encourage people to talk about mental health or seek help.
1. Muslim Youth Helpline
An award-winning charity providing faith and culturally sensitive support to Muslim youth in the UK via phone, Livechat, WhatsApp or email. Their confidential helpline is open 4 pm-10 pm 7 days a week, 365 days a year including on Eid. The helpline provides support at the point of crisis for those that need emotional support and signposting.
Telephone: 08088082008/ Email: info@myh.org.uk/ Website: www.myh.org.uk
🌙 Struggling with something on your mind? You’re not alone. 💚 Our team at Muslim Youth Helpline is here to listen, support, and help—no judgment, just care. Call or text us today. 📞 #YouAreNotAlone #MYH pic.twitter.com/wrkCMTLbo2
— Muslim Youth Helpline (MYH) (@muslimyouthhelp) January 14, 2025
2. Inspirited Minds
A UK based Islamic grassroots charity that raises awareness and provides support and hope to those affected by mental health challenges. They provide a fee paying faith-based counselling service in various languages. Face to face, telephone and video counselling sessions are available.
Email: info@inspiritedminds.org.uk/ Website: www.inspiritedminds.org.uk
Happy Monday, start your week by making a commitment to drop the labels you have given yourself. https://t.co/TcBKRa5rJg #MondayMotivation #MentalHealthMatters pic.twitter.com/0I41ceZ25T
— Inspirited Minds (@InspiritedMinds) October 14, 2019
3. Muslim Women’s Network Helpline
A confidential, culturally sensitive national helpline providing advice and support on over 40 issues including domestic abuse, depression and Islamophobia. They will support women of no faith as well as any faith, you do not have to be Muslim to access their support. They also provide listening support, help women in a crisis situation as well as providing information about legal rights.
Telephone: 0800 999 5786/ Email: info@mwnhelpline.co.uk/ Website: www.mwnhelpline.co.uk
Today marks 10 years of the Muslim Women’s Network Helpline! 🎉 Since it’s launch, the confidential, culturally sensitive service has been contacted 30500 times and has helped 11,000 service users. It now helps more than 1400 service users annually. ℹ️➡️https://t.co/AqlMg2FHOq… pic.twitter.com/VDnoHDHxqY
— MWNUK (@MuslimWomenUK) January 15, 2025
4. Muslim Community Helpline
A national organisation for women, men, youth and children providing a confidential, faith-sensitive, non-judgemental listening and emotional support service. The service operates Monday to Thursday 10 am to 1 pm, Friday 10 am to 4 pm.
Helpline Numbers: 02089086715 & 02089048193/ Email: ess4m@btinternet.com/ Website: www.muslimcommunityhelpline.org.uk
5. The Lantern Initiative
A grassroots community organisation providing psycho-spiritual education through events, workshops, coffee mornings and retreats. Working to raise awareness of Muslim mental health issues. Based in Leicester – with events being held in various cities.
Email: salam@thelanterninitiative.co.uk/ Website: www.thelanterninitiative.co.uk
Posted by The Lantern Initiative on Wednesday, October 2, 2019
6. Muslim Counsellor and Psychotherapist Network (MCAPN)
A directory of private qualified and registered Muslim Counsellors, Psychotherapists & Psychologists worldwide. All are registered with a professional body. Clinicians work with individuals, couples, families or children, and members can contact a counsellor directly via the details listed on their profile.
There is also the choice of face to face or online counselling via Skype/Telephone/Email. The MCAPN also offer training and workshops.
Website: www.mcapn.co.uk
It’s your life, your mental health, your wellbeing.
Be discerning in who you seek help from.
Go to a professional – someone who is both qualified and registered.
All counsellors listed on our MCAPN Muslim Counselling Directory are qualified & registered. https://t.co/CBskKy6IDN pic.twitter.com/9KCBWyl9iG— MuslimCounsellorNtwk (@MCAPN_CO_UK) July 31, 2024
7. Lateef Project
Working with East London NHS Trust and Compass Wellbeing to provide up to 18 sessions of multi-lingual faith-based counselling to adults living in Birmingham/London and looking to address specific issues with their mental health.
Professional counselling services in English, Turkish, Bangla, Sylheti, Urdu, and Punjabi.
Email: info@lateefproject.org/ Website: lateefproject.org
8. Mindworks UK
A registered charity offering faith and culturally sensitive confidential counselling sessions in person, or over Skype/Zoom. Also offer Psychotherapy, Theatre & Therapy, Training Workshops and Coaching.
Email: referrals@mindworksuk.co.uk/ Website: mindworksuk.co.uk
9. Ihsaan Therapeutic Services CIC
A Community Psychology Service providing religiously and culturally appropriate specialised psychological therapies. Ihsaan links with GPs and other services to provide a holistic and integrated service. They accept GP referrals as well as self referrals.
Also provide training in Islamic Psychology, as well as run Ihsaan Connection Cafe; weekly peer-led support sessions in Bradford for women with mental health issues.
Telephone: 07568 977515/ Email: info@ihsaan.org.uk/ Website: Ihsaan.org.uk
10. Amina – Muslim Women’s Resource Centre
A service user-led, lived experience-informed, grassroots, community organisation providing support and advocacy to women in Scotland in person and via their Sahara Scotland Helpline. The Helpline has independent domestic abuse advocacy caseworkers who provide free confidential one-to-one support to women. They also run women’s wellbeing programmes in Glasgow and Dundee with an emphasis on connection and confidence-building.
Helpline: 08088010301/ Telephone: 01412128420/ Email: casework@mwrc.org.uk/ Website: mwrc.org.uk
Remember if someone has seriously harmed themselves or attempted to take their life you need to call 999 or take them to the nearest hospital A&E department.
The Lantern Initiative
The Lantern Initiative is a Muslim-led grassroots social enterprise providing psychospiritual education around Muslim Mental Health and Islamic Psychology through events, workshops, coffee mornings and retreats. Their objectives are to educate and raise awareness of mental health issues in the Muslim community, to help break down some of the associated stigma and to empower communities in seeking and accessing help. TLI are based primarily in Leicester but carry out their work in various cities in the UK and abroad.
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