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Supported by BCBN, The Fostering Network embarked on a national programme in partnership with Mercy Mission UK and My Foster Family, which aimed to highlight areas of challenge in the current system and encourage greater emphasis on elements of faith and identity when placing a Muslim child with a foster family. For many fostered children … Continue reading The Muslim Fostering Project Report Launch →

BCBN is delighted to announce that with the support of our grant initiative and the Eleanor Rathbone Charitable Trust, Penal Reform International (PRI), in partnership with the Prison Reform Trust (PRT), has published a guide for prison and probation staff to help them understand how prison life can affect a person’s mental health, with a … Continue reading →

On 29th April, BCBN in partnership with the University of East London, School of Psychology held the first British Muslim Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing conference which brought together an array of sectors including Muslim community leaders, health, social care, education, charitable organisations, academics, researchers and policy makers. The aim of the conference was to: … Continue reading Mental Health & Well-being Conference: Young Muslims in the UK →

BCBN distributed £5,500 to the Ramadan Legacy Schools Program in Scotland which creates a defining learning experience during one of the most important months in the Islamic year between Muslims and people of other faiths. The objective of the project is to launch interactive Ramadan Assemblies in ten schools across Scotland, to facilitate discussion among … Continue reading BCBN awards Ramadan Legacy Schools Project →