Hello friends, I'm excited to share this support group manual with you. This facilitator's guide <https://turquoise-paddlefish-dzml.squarespace.com/s/Crescent-Moon-Curriculum_Dec2022.pdf> was developed in response to multiple requests from Salaam Canada <http://salaamcanada.info>'s community partners. Given that Salaam Canada is no longer in operation, service providers and community organizers are invited to adopt and adapt this guide to meet the needs of their communities. Please let us know if you decide to run this group! *Group Sessions Outline* 1. Common Questions Family Members Ask When Someone Comes Out 2. Common Questions, Part II 3. Grief, Loss & Fear 4. The Community 5. My Islam 6. The Acceptance Spectrum 7. LGBTQ+ People "Back Home" 8. Ally Pressures *Funding & Acknowledgements* The development of this guide was made possible through a SSHRC-funded grant titled *Service Needs of Sexually & Gender Diverse Muslims and Their Families: A Partnership with Salaam Canada*. The Partnership Engage Grant was led by Dr. Maryam Khan <https://www.wlu.ca/academics/faculties/faculty-of-social-work/faculty-profiles/maryam-khan/index.html> from Wilfrid Laurier University. The research team also included Dr. Momin Rahman <https://www.trentu.ca/sociology/faculty-research>, Dr. Sarah Shah <https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/sociology/people/sarah-shah>, Dr. Nuha Dwaikat-Shaer <https://www.wlu.ca/academics/faculties/faculty-of-social-work/faculty-profiles/nuha-dwaikat-shaer/index.html>, Dr. Michael Woodford <https://www.wlu.ca/academics/faculties/faculty-of-social-work/faculty-profiles/michael-r-woodford/index.html> and our Research Coordinator Emily Cox, <https://scholars.wlu.ca/etd/2285/> M.A. We also acknowledge the contributions of all the research assistants who supported this project along the way. For more information about the study visit: https://muslimfamiliesresearch.ca/ *Group Evaluation Support* If you decide to offer this group through your organization and would like support with monitoring and evaluation, please contact: Dr. Maryam Khan Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Work [log in to unmask] | Dr. Momin Rahman, Professor of Sociology [log in to unmask] warmly, Rahim Thawer MSW, RSW Affective Consulting & Psychotherapy Services affectiveconsult.ca To leave, manage or join list: https://listserv.yorku.ca/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=sdoh&A=1
