Suicide Response Training (SRT) for Michigan Muslim Leaders

Business ICA Islamic Cultural Association of Michigan

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Assalamu alaykum!

Imams & Muslim community leaders, you are invited to a*comprehensive, one-of-its-kind, Islamically grounded*Suicide Response Training (SRT) on*Sat, Sept 6, 2025*at Michigan Community Mosque.

Designed for Imams and Muslim faith leaders, this 8-hour certification will equip you tohelp prevent suicides, respond in moments of mental health crisis, and support your community in the aftermath of an attempt or completed suicide.

Developed by the*Stanford Muslim Mental Health & Islamic Psychology Lab* under Dr. Rania Awaad, MD, and facilitated byMaristan, it is thefirst comprehensive programto fully incorporateIslamic scienceswithevidence-based mental health practices. Content vetted by Muslim scholars, suicideologists, mental health researchers, and social science researchers.

Why attend?

• American Muslims face suicide attempts at2× the national average(Awaad et al.,2021)

• Imams are often the first point of contact in a crisis (Humam et al., 2023)

• Gain practical, faith-rooted skills and community resources

Thanks toBluePrint Learning,MCM,andMMCC, there is no cost to attend.

“…And whoever saves a life, it will be as if they saved all of humanity.” (The Clear Quran, 5:32)

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