Grant: Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Canadian Muslims are growing as a minority community and face increased risk of addiction. They have been found to underutilize public health services. This minority group is disadvantaged and affected by systemic barriers and inequities. The Canadian-Muslim Addiction Program (C-MAP) offers an innovative intervention serving as a practice for public-health education to transform addiction care in this population by reducing stigma. Our previous phases of this project included engaging stakeholders followed by evaluating the efficacy of the content. Results showed improvement in stigma related to addiction in Muslim individuals by improving their knowledge, attitudes towards addiction, and enhancing help-seeking behaviors. In this phase of the project, we will incorporate several activities to disseminate the project to reach different target populations including Canadian Muslims affected with addiction and families of affected individuals. We also aim to disseminate our interactive learning modules to spiritual care providers and healthcare providers. The expected outcome for this novel program is to enhance equitable health outcomes for a marginalized group.