MENTAL HEALTH

As part of a cross city initiative, we run the Night Light Cafe on Saturday nights from 7-10pm at the Salthouse. The cafe is designed to be a safe space where people can come if they are finding life difficult. We have a team of trained volunteers at each cafe who will not only serve refreshments, but also chat with the guests and signpost them towards other support available in the city. There are books on hand to read, as well as cards, jigsaws and games too. If you know someone who might benefit from the cafe, direct them towards the Facebook page @NightLightCafeLincoln or call 0300 011 1200.

Kintsugi Hope Wellbeing Groups

'Kintsugi’ is a Japanese technique for repairing pottery with seams of gold. It repairs the brokenness in a way that makes the object more beautiful, and even more unique, than it was prior to being broken. Instead of hiding the scars, it makes a feature of them. We partner with Kintsugi Hope to run wellbeing groups to provide a safe and supportive space for people who feel or have felt overwhelmed, providing tools for self-management in a facilitated peer mentoring style setting. Over the course of 8 weeks, there are group and individual activities on topics such as disappointment, loss, anxiety and anger to help each participant grow towards a more resilient and hopeful future. Click here for more details and for dates of upcoming groups.