Kameelah Rashad receives award

By Mohammad Ayub Khan
TMO Contributing Writer

Kameelah Rashad, founder of Muslim Wellness Foundation, has received the prestigious community impact award 2015 from the National Council for Behavioral Health.

The mission of Muslim Wellness Foundation is to reduce stigma associated with mental illness, addiction and trauma in the American Muslim community.

Rashad received the award in the mental health first aid community impact.

Rashad also serves as the Muslim chaplain at the University of Pennsylvania.

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