Wellness Project

Our mission
To promote mental health awareness and connect people to available community resources in order to improve the mental well being  of our community.

Our goals

• To get people talking about mental health and promote recovery and healthy community.
• To develop a clear steps for our community members to address their mental health needs.
• To normalize combining spiritual healing and  modern treatment approach.
• To provide safe and supportive environment to those who struggle with mental health and addiction.

Our plans

• Increase access to community resources in different languages.
• Provide onsite resources to individuals
• Provide monthly seminars to educate community about mental illness/substance use.
• Available mental health professionals for consultation and connection to services

Why do we think this is important and needed?

• Understand mental illness as health malady, promoting disease model of depression
• Promoting mental health versus mental illnesses
• Imam validating mental health struggles, being as important as physical illness. Imam can also speak to religion's view on mental illness and seeking treatment.

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Discussion:

• Initiate a community dialogue, Open it for individuals to ask questions or explore resources.

Mental Health Providers in the community

Amna Rashid LLP, CAADC	Mental Health Therapist 4572 S. Hagadorn Rd. Ste 1C East Lansing MI 48823 517-481-2133  amna@therapytodaycc.com	English, Urdu & Punjabi
Farha Abbasi MD	Department of Psychiatry East Fee Hall 965 Fee Rd, Suite A236 East Lansing, MI 48824 (517) 353-5372,  farha.abbasi@hc.msu.edu	English & Urdu
Ikram Adawe LMSW, CAADC	Mental Health Therapist 4572 S. Hagadorn Rd.  Ste 1C East Lansing MI 48823 517-481-2133   ikram@therapytodaycc.com	English, Somali & Arabic
Zulfiqar Ahmed MD, MPH	Healthy Mind Psychiatric Services 390 Woodlake Dr. Ste 380,  Okemos, MI 48864 (517) 333-7113 ​	​English & Urdu

Useful Links:

Guide for Public Health Actions for Immigrant Rights