The Salik Project UK — Research
Community-led qualitative research into addiction in South Asian communities across Rochdale and Greater Manchester.
Our research is conducted through in-person focus groups with South Asian individuals, families and community leaders. All findings are qualitative and community-led. Reports are free to read and share — they belong to the community.
Focus Group Reports
Six Pakistani-heritage male community leaders discuss stigma, silence, early exposure and cultural barriers to accessing support.
South Asian women speak about the hidden burden of addiction on families, izzat, and the gendered cost of silence.
Bangladeshi and Pakistani community members discuss responsibility, honour, visible drug activity and the role of faith in recovery.
Eight South Asian women explore stigma, family pressures, barriers to help-seeking and what effective support would look like.
Eight young Pakistani Muslim men aged 14–40 discuss addiction, stigma, nitrous oxide, the role of mosques and crisis pathways. Facilitated by The Young Khadims in Rochdale.
With Thanks To
Our research is made possible by the generous support of organisations committed to improving lives across Greater Manchester.
Rochdale Communities Fund — Drug & Alcohol Diversity Programme
The Salik Project is grateful to Action Together for funding this project through the Rochdale Communities Fund, Drug and Alcohol Diversity Programme. Their investment makes our community research, outreach and education work possible.