Support services for Muslims in the UK
Here’s a list of faith-sensitive helplines and community resources to reach out to in times of need, including ways to report Islamophobia
The following faith-sensitive helplines and community support services are available across the UK. Whether you’re looking for someone to talk to, a space to connect with your community, practical support or information about how to report hate crime, we have collated a non-exhaustive list of organisations that can help.
Mental health support
National helpline offering confidential emotional support for all members of the Muslim community. Originally started as a helpline for women, it now supports all people.
Islamic-led support for improving the mental wellbeing of young people.
Muslim Women’s Network Helpline
A culturally sensitive and multi-lingual helpline for those experiencing any kind of abuse. Primarily for Muslim women, it provides support to people of other faiths or no faith.
UK-based Islamic grassroots charity providing support and hope to those facing mental health challenges.
Muslim Counsellor & Psychotherapist Network
Connects people to Muslim mental health professionals.
The Muslim Lived Experience Network
NHS mental health practitioners in London using their lived experience to inform and improve mental healthcare for Muslims.
Bridges the gap between faith-based perspectives and mainstream mental health services.
A community-rooted organisation providing faith-centred, culturally sensitive mental health services.
Raises awareness and provides support for mental health issues in the Muslim community from an Islamic perspective.
Grassroots organisation challenging stigma and promoting understanding around mental wellbeing.
Islamic counselling service offering culturally sensitive support.
Focuses on how structural inequality exacerbates poor mental health.
Community support
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The organisation aims to support young British Muslims in finding confidence in their identity as Muslims while creating positive societal change.
Central hub for supporting those embracing Islam in the UK, through capacity building, research, representation and advocacy.
An organisation challenging misconceptions surrounding Muslims and Islam through social welfare initiatives, including a soup kitchen and food drops for people who can’t collect food themselves.
Its main service is providing support to people who are terminally ill and reaching the end of life, but also tackles social isolation for older people through befriending programmes and social activities.
An independent charity tackling the barriers encountered by Muslim women and their families in playing a full and active role in society.
Amina Muslim Women’s Resource Centre
Empowers and supports Muslim and Black and minority ethnic women in Scotland.
A community youth-led collective of Muslim women and girls in northern England building power within the community and tackling Islamophobia and oppression.
South Manchester Muslim Walking Group
A walking group for Muslim families local to south Manchester.
A joint Muslim-Jewish project based in Nottingham supporting people experiencing homelessness, food poverty, mental health struggles or substance misuse. Also serves meals to refugees and people seeking asylum, as well as those on low incomes or receiving benefits.
A Leceister-based organisation that aims to unite communities from different backgrounds and promote community cohesion through various activities.
Provides free Islamic counselling to people in London and Birmingham.
Al-Hasaniya Moroccan Women’s Centre
Supports women across domestic violence, mental health, older people, activities for Arabic-speaking women, cultural integration, Esol, counselling and advocacy. Based in London.
Supporting disadvantaged young Somali people and families in Bristol and the surrounding areas.
An-Nisa — Slough Muslim Women’s Group
Providing a welcoming space for Muslim women and their families to build connections and take part in activities that make a difference in their community.
Reporting Islamophobia and hate crime
The Islamophobia Response Unit
A charity that supports people who are experiencing or have experienced Islamophobia in the UK.
Provides confidential support, professional advocacy, and safe reporting for victims of anti‑Muslim hate across the UK.
A free 24-hour anti-hate crime helpline.
Free, confidential information and advice on your rights, including money, housing, experiences of discrimination and other problems.
Provides information about hate crimes and an online form for reporting them.
LGBTQI+ support
Volunteer-led secular organisation with activities and projects developed specifically for the needs of LGBTQI+ Muslims.
A charity and intersectional feminist mosque dedicated to creating safe and inclusive spaces for marginalised Muslims. London-based with events across the country.
A London-based charity supporting LGBTQI+ Muslims, which organises events across the UK.
Supporting queer people through the UK asylum and immigration system.
This list is not exhaustive and will be updated.
