RESEARCH & REPORTS
Welcome to The Lantern Initiative Research page, where you can view and download our project research and reports.
Muslim Mental Health Matters Report
Official Release: December 2021
We are very pleased to share with you our landmark report ‘Muslim Mental Health Matters.’
In June 2021, The Lantern Initiative collaborated alongside Muslim academics to launch a national survey to understand the experiences and attitudes of Muslim communities toward mental health support. The report summarising the survey findings of 926 respondents is intended to inform community mental health support provision and to provide a resource for other Muslim-focused mental health organisations, faith-based counselling organisations, mosques/Islamic centres and clinical commissioning groups.
The landmark report identifies some key issues and challenges as well as highlighting hard hitting statistics in relation to mental health in Muslim communities in the UK. We hope you will find this to be an informative read.
Many thanks for taking the time to read this report, which is a culmination of efforts from various dedicated individuals. We look forward to engaging with and connecting with you in the coming weeks and months.
Perinatal Mental Health Insight Report
Starting Well - Perinatal Mental Health Support for Muslim Communities Insight Report
Learnings from the stories of 24 Muslim mothers and their experiences during the perinatal period.
This Starting Well project responds to the mental health and wellbeing needs of pregnant women and new mums from the Muslim community of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. Funded by the Department of Health and Social Care Starting Well Fund, it is using person-centred service design tools to co-design and, subsequently, deliver a new community-based perinatal service that has been designed with Muslim mums for Muslim mums.
This project is a two-year collaboration between Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South Lincolnshire (CPSL) Mind, The Lantern Initiative and other local community partners who work within Peterborough’s Muslim communities. The project is being delivered in partnership by CPSL Mind and The Lantern Initiative.
Our aim over the next two years is to create a co-designed service that supports approximately 250 local Muslim women who are at risk of, or who are already, experiencing poor mental health during the perinatal period (from pregnancy to one/two years after birth).
We are proud to share our insights report with you here.
Good Life Service - Muslim Communities Chai & Chat Project
Good Life Service - Muslim Communities Chai & Chat Project
The Good Life Service Muslim Communities Project was focussed on Muslim women living in the Peterborough area. The Chai & Chat project delivered informal wellbeing drop-in sessions for local women.