Imams, Communities, and Supporting Mental Health…with Imam Rafiq Mahdi

Manaeha interviews Imam Rafiq Mahdi, the current director of outreach at ICNA relief USA, on his relationship to mental health as a resource in his community. How is mental health being talked about in the American Muslim religious leadership? How do you think the Muslim community views its relationships with its Imams? How was mental health addressed in the past compared to now? What would you want members of your own community or the Muslim community in general to know in terms of seeking you out for help about mental health or just about mental health in general?