The report, Providing Faith and Culturally Sensitive Services to Young British Muslims is based on interviews with more than 5,000 helpline callers. It says the top two issues for users of the helpline in 2006 were relationships and mental health.
Concerns about relationships included marriage, divorce and relationships between boys and girls, with worries about forced marriage totalling nearly seven per cent of calls.
In the mental health category 35 per cent of callers wanted to talk about anxiety and stress. Depression, self-harm and suicidal feelings were the next most common concerns.
The report says mainstream services are inappropriate for young Muslims because they do not take into account cultural and religious beliefs. It also says many young Muslims believe British society misrepresents Islam.
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