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Publishing date: Jan 18, 2021 • January 18, 2021 • 2 minute read Siham Elkassem, a social worker who graduated from King’s University College, completed a study that found a lack of understanding over cultural differences is a key barrier for members of the Muslim community seeking help for substance abuse. (Supplied)
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Lack of understanding of cultural differences is a major barrier to London Muslims seeking help for substance abuse, a doctoral candidate’s research has found.
“Many of the services across the board don’t truly understand the context of Muslim people’s lives and I think it’s important to draw attention to that,” said Siham Elkassem, a King’s University College social work graduate who led the research project looking at substance use and misuse among Muslims.