Over the coming months, our team will be taking on a number of fundraising challenges and activities, all with the goal of raising £5,000 in public donations. To increase the impact, Calibro will be matching every pound raised.

Lena by Inspire deliver a diverse range of interventions to organisations and communities, including counselling, coaching, dispute resolution, training, and more specialist support. Their Support Hub also provides people with access to the right resources at the right time, ensuring help is available when it’s needed most.

At Calibro, our mission has always been to enhance the wellbeing of people at work. Partnering with Lena gives us the chance to extend that mission into the wider community and to support the incredible services they deliver

Mental health problems are the single largest cause of ill health and disability in Northern Ireland. One in five adults in Northern Ireland has experienced a mental health problem, a rate 25% higher than in England.¹

Prior to the pandemic, one in eight children had emotional difficulty indicating psychological distress.²
Northern Ireland also has the highest levels of maternal mental health problems in the UK.³

References
1. Betts J. & Thompson J. (2017) ‘Mental Health in Northern Ireland: Overview, Strategies, Policies, Care Pathways, CAMHS and Barriers to Accessing Services’, Northern Ireland Assembly Research and Information Service Research Paper.
2. Bunting, et al. 2020 The mental health of children and parents in Northern Ireland. http://www.hscboard.hscni.net/our-work/social-care-and-children/ youth-wellbeing-prevalencesurvey-2020/.
3. Abel , et al. 2019, cited in Bunting, et al. 2020