Following on from the success of the event last year, this year’s event takes place on Sunday 9th September and will see thousands of runners take to the streets of this vibrant, energetic city! The location of this year’s race will be the beautiful Abbey Park. The route will once more take the runners across […]
Are you interested in volunteering for Lamp? For a free, no obligation information session on Lamp and what volunteering opportunities we currently have, why not book on to our volunteering open session in November, and see how we can work together to help to reduce Mental Health stigma. As a local mental health charity who […]
Vehicle Consulting Leicester Ltd are kindly supporting Lamp by holding a quiz night. Held at The Parcel Yard, 48A London Rd, Leicester LE2 0Q on September 26th. Be ready to round up a group of 6 people, but if you don’t have enough people, don’t worry! We will put people together, so everyone can join […]
A clear distinction is often made between ‘mind’ and ‘body’, but when considering mental health and physical health, the two should not be thought of as separate. Regular exercise can boost your self-esteem and can help you concentrate, sleep, and look and feel better. Exercise keeps the brain and your other vital organs healthy, and […]
Half of adults in problem debt also have a mental health problem. People with problem debt are twice as likely to develop major depression as those not in financial difficulty. There is a clear link between a person’s mental health and their financial situation. In Spring 2016 a Money and Mental Health survey of nearly […]
more people wanting our help than our funding allows for. This means that receiving gifts in wills from people that we have helped, or their family members can make a huge difference, by helping us to support those who need it most. Here, specialist wills and probate solicitor Andrew Hitchon from Leicestershire based Bray & […]
LAMP was proud to be a part of the national ‘Time to Talk’ event which was held today (February 1st) in Leicester at St Martins House. Running from 10am-4pm, the event was a great way to raise awareness and to help change the attitudes towards mental health. It was an opportunity for people to just drop […]
A Date for your calendars: Tony Ryder, Jim Cank and Friends invite you to join them for an evening of Psychic Reading fun on Friday 16th November 2018. In aid of Lamp, a host of talented psychics/mediums will be providing 15 minute readings throughout the night from 7pm – 10pm! Hosted at Elizabeth Park sports […]
In my previous blog I talked about the investment needed in the NHS if people are to be able to access the treatment they need locally, and this is before we consider the non-NHS services that people with mental health issues need. Before I hosted my first Mental Health Summit in 2013 I brought together […]
