Mental health literacy and awareness has increasingly become a topic of concern for the communities we serve. Through our mental health programs and initiatives, our mission is to enhance individual and community level capacity to identify mental health issues early on, increase awareness about available resources and sources of support and most importantly, reduce stigma around mental illness.
Our Mental Health First Aid Training initiative has trained over 1,200 teachers, parents, students and faith leaders in mental health first aid and we hope to continue meeting the growing demand for this educational program. By training community leaders, educators and activists, we are able to provide a foundation and infrastructure for communities to be able to identify and respond to mental health crises, trauma and substance abuse issues. The ultimate vision of AMHP’s mental health program is to create environments that prevent mental health crises from occurring by integrating our faith’s teachings into our daily practices and interactions with one another and provide opportunities for building mental health resiliency.
Our Work
- Train faith and community leaders in Mental Health First Aid
- Host webinars and awareness building campaigns to raise awareness and reduce stigma around mental health
- Respond to the mental health needs of our communities as they arise
- Increase awareness about mental health resources available and other sources of support
Over the past few years, AMHP has accomplished the following:
- Hosted over 40 Mental Health First Aid Training events in over 16 cities
- Certified over 1,300 community members in Mental Health First Aid
- Collaborated with Muslim Youth of North America and Naseeha to host mental health awareness webinars for youths ages 12-18
- Coordinated numerous mental health literacy webinars featuring mental health experts and leaders
- Hosted the first-ever National Interfaith Anti-Bullying Summit at George Washington University; Publication of the research
- Organized a series of Mental health Webinars in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
