Muslim Mental Health Conference March 10-11, 2023!

Accepting Abstracts Until December 1st, 2022 15th Annual Muslim Mental Health Conference Honoring Legacies, Reflecting on Progress, and Envisioning New Horizons March 10-11, 2023 Michigan State University & OnlineEast Lansing, Michigan, USA The history of Muslims addressing mental health extends back to Prophetic times, and to inform our current practice and future we must acknowledge…

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Call for Papers

The Journal of Muslim Mental Health is a much-needed resource for professionals seeking to identify and explore the mental health care needs of Muslims in all areas of the world.

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Syria’s Children: Mental Health Implications

The Syrian crisis has entered its seventh year. The country that once birthed the cradle of civilization is destroyed to a great extent and will likely never be the same. 13.5 million Syrians are in need of humanitarian aid – 5.8 million of which are children. Meanwhile, more than half a million Syrians have been killed, and millions (5 million, as reported by UNHCR this week) more have been displaced around the world since the beginning of one of the most devastating and protracted conflicts of our time.

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Post-Trump Stress Disorder (PTSD): Join a Survey on the Impact

Political analysts, bloggers, comedians, and researchers have kept the recent presidential election in the limelight through endless polls, studies and news articles. While the outcome of this election along with the antiquated electoral college is called into question, we cannot dismiss the unique significance of this political era regardless of one’s party affiliation. Trump’s victory has left most of us head-scratching – or, perhaps, hair-pulling. Some of us have been compelled to seek mental health services and even need medication to cope with the heightened anxiety, uncertainty, and hostile climate. This has been especially true for those who fall into the branded groups cast out by the Trump Administration, with Muslims near the top of the list of undesirables. In a seeming war between good and evil, our world appears upside down.

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