Helping minds

Mind The Gap: Changing the tune for people struggling with mental health issues

Funds raised through The Health Lottery have helped founder Sue Tebble provide a safe studio space in Norwich where people can come to use music to recover from trauma.  Making music, battling loneliness, and breaking the taboos around mental health issues are why Mind The Gap was set up.  Everybody’s welcome here for tunes, tea and biscuits...

"Bringing our green-fingered community together has been a lifeline for many"

Money raised through The Health Lottery has helped The Aberbeeg Community Wellbeing Initiative change the lives of local residents.

“We help people see the person, not the problem”

A Birmingham community project uses creative workshops to bring artists with mental health issues together.

Good neighbours pull together in Newcastle

A vital community hub on the Pendower estate doing its bit with the help of The Health Lottery.

Sporting Elite - breaking down barriers

How funds raised through The Health Lottery help Sporting Elite support kids and teenagers in Birmingham through their Better Me project.

Who cares for the carers?

Promas Caring for People - named for what they do, and doing it with help from The Health Lottery.

Bringing understanding to hidden impairments

Children with hidden impairments including autism and learning difficulties can be misunderstood - but at WHISH in Whitby, North Yorkshire, they can find a safe space.

London Tigers earn their stripes

A London charity uses sport as a means of bringing disadvantaged communities together, with a little help from The Health Lottery.

Helping people living with dementia to make Joyful Connections

An art and drama project bringing joy and support to dementia sufferers in the Home Counties using funds raised through The Health Lottery.

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