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Mental Health in the Classroom
It’s time to break the stigma surrounding mental health and talk about what we can do better as individuals and students. Mental illness is not understood or given the same respect as many medical illnesses even though the effects are very real. You’ll learn about common misconceptions and historical contributions of Muslims to the field of psychology. We’ll also discuss common factors that contribute to poor mental health and what you can do to help reduce the stigma and increase mental health literacy!
Many students in the Muslim community are quietly suffering from mental health issues. While the effect is real, mental illness is not understood or given the same respect as many medical illnesses. This lecture highlights common misconceptions surrounding mental health and presents the historical contributions of Muslims to the field of psychology. Common factors that contribute to poor mental health will be identified. Finally, ideas on how to reduce the stigma of mental health issues and ways to increase mental health literacy will be presented
This in-depth interactive workshop is on the importance of Mental Health awareness and support. Members of our communities are silently suffering from mental illness. These individuals often do not seek help due to stigma, lack of knowledge, and/or resources related to mental health resulting in a negative impact on their lives and families. The FYI’s Mental Health workshop will provide research and clinically based information to increase participants’ awareness of mental health by (1) presenting accessible and accurate mental health education on anxiety, depression, and suicide and (2) intervention and prevention strategies at the individual, family, school, and community levels.
Speakers
Speakers
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Sameera Ahmed -
Dua Haggag -
Dr. Madiha Tahseen -
Amal Killawi
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