Our Vision

A world where wellbeing can be accessed with ease by vulnerable target groups of people.

 
 
 

Who We Are

LINCC Foundation supports deserving families and individuals to access products and services that enhance mental and physical wellbeing.

We are supporting six main, challenged, groups of people, namely Healthcare workers, Ethnic Minorities, single parents, refugees, Domestic abuse victims and War Veterans.

Our Mission

Every year, we intend to link and fund up to 1000 individuals to the mental health or wellness professionals they need, to holistically improve their lives, either through therapy, fitness classes or other social activities.

The world is increasingly becoming such a stressful place that mental health and wellbeing will soon become one of the greatest causes of infirmity, illness and possibly death. As a society, we will have to deal with this in the best way that we know how. This is where we come in.

LINCC Foundation aims to target support via prevention, treatment and after care, giving people access to living a healthy, balanced lifestyle.

Why We Work

We work to support those in Healthcare as they are at the frontline, constantly and consistently providing help for others. This often means that they can find themselves in a position where they neglect their own health, or are themselves neglected when they ask for help.

We work to support Ethnic minorities because, as diverse as black and other indigenous populations are, when living in a country as a minority, there is a far higher chance that individuals will be not only be underrepresented but also misunderstood. This could be due to differences in language, culture, traditions and even as a result of racism. Consequently, this can mean a lesser quality of care than they deserve, with sometimes disastrous consequences.

We work to support War Veterans, who may be reluctant, as courageous individuals, to ask for the help they need. There are not enough services available to honour and provide them with assistance despite the fact that they set out to sacrifice their lives for their countries. This process may have led some of them to lose limbs, body parts, mobility, families and develop PTSD to name a few.

 

We work to support Refugees, who are often uprooted suddenly, without plan, often in endangered circumstances from their homes, cities, countries and continents. On many occasions leaving families and loved ones behind. Sometimes there are language barriers as well as bewilderment about what to do, who to contact, how to survive. The stress involved can lead to mental and physical health challenges.

We work to support Single parents. Single Parenthood is far becoming the norm. It means that one person is taking on the already challenging (though mostly rewarding) role of one parent, doubling as two of different genders (which ordinarily can bring different aspects and perspectives) to child upbringing.

This is especially stressful both mentally and physically, worsened by the fact that often the individuals concerned may not have the time or resources to enjoy relaxed, stress free times.

We work to support victims of Domestic abuse. Abuse comes in various ways: verbal, physical, financial, sexual, emotional, bullying.

Often times the abused feels helpless, hopeless, ashamed, frightened, suicidal and unable to reach out for help. There is a lot of stress in that situation which can lead to mental and physical health challenges.

 
 

What We Are Doing

As part of our mission over the next 30 years, we hope to form partnerships with various health and wellbeing providers in order to facilitate a continuous ability to link our beneficiaries with access to the care resources they need.

 

The Founder and CEO of LINCC Foundation, and mental health and wellness platform Freo Wellbeing, is Dr. Isioma Nwokolo; an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist who has worked with clients of various multicultural backgrounds and locations.

Dr. Isi can also be described as a Lived Experience Expert in each of our project foci, either personally in her own life journey, or by aiding those close to her. This is another reason our particular projects are so close to her heart.

Though focused on General Adult Psychiatry, Dr. Isioma has also worked in various other specialties and has many strings to her bow. She has additional training in Healthcare Management, Marketing, Etiquette, NLP (Neuro-linguistic Programming), and ASD Peers Social Communication skills training for adolescents. Having graduated in 1987, Dr Isi is highly experienced and qualified in her field.

She is passionate about empowering people to take charge of their mental health and end the stigma around it. She is also passionate about doing everything she can to remove limits, which prevent people from accessing mental and physical wellbeing in order to better their lives.

Dr. Isi has featured on BBC Radio 4 with Phil Hammond in 2013 to discuss Freo Wellbeing. She is also a poet, writer and published author, as well as a mother of four.

Prioritising Mental Health
Mental Health should be a priority for all of us, but this can be difficult to manage depending on circumstances, occupation and even race. Our intention is to boost societal compassion towards those struggling, and offer free* therapy sessions for those in need.

  • Call 111 or use 111 online

    Call 999 in a life threatening emergency

    Call Samaritans on 116123 or email jo@samaritans.org for an email response within 24hrs

    Text SHOUT to 85258 or text YM if under 19 yrs

    Text BRAVE to 741741 for a crisis counsellor

    Call your GP in the day time or GP out of hours number

    For children under 19 yrs text 08001111 for Childline

    Call the local Crisis / Home treatment team number.

    Go to the Accident and emergency unit in a hospital if it is life threatening to you or someone else.

    If you live in England, you can call a local NHS urgent mental health helpline for support during a mental health crisis. Anyone can call these helplines, at any time.

    These helplines offer similar support to a crisis team. The NHS website has more information on urgent mental health helplines, including how to find your local helpline.

  • If you're in crisis and need to talk right now, there are many helplines staffed by trained people ready to listen. They won't judge you, and could help you make sense of what you're feeling.

    Samaritans. To talk about anything that is upsetting you, you can contact Samaritans 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You can call 116 123 (free from any phone), email jo@samaritans.org or visit some branches in person. You can also call the Samaritans Welsh Language Line on 0808 164 0123 (7pm–11pm every day).

    SANEline. If you're experiencing a mental health problem or supporting someone else, you can call SANEline on 0300 304 7000 (4.30pm–10.30pm every day).

    National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK. Offers a supportive listening service to anyone with thoughts of suicide. You can call the National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK on 0800 689 5652 (open 24/7).

    Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM). You can call the CALM on 0800 58 58 58 (5pm–midnight every day) if you are struggling and need to talk. Or if you prefer not to speak on the phone, you could try the CALM webchat service.

    Shout. If you would prefer not to talk but want some mental health support, you could text SHOUT to 85258. Shout offers a confidential 24/7 text service providing support if you are in crisis and need immediate help.

    The Mix. If you're under 25, you can call The Mix on 0808 808 4994 (3pm–midnight every day), request support by email using this form on The Mix website or use their crisis text messenger service.

    Papyrus HOPELINEUK. If you're under 35 and struggling with suicidal feelings, or concerned about a young person who might be struggling, you can call Papyrus HOPELINEUK on 0800 068 4141 (weekdays 10am-10pm, weekends 2pm-10pm and bank holidays 2pm–10pm), email pat@papyrus-uk.org or text 07786 209 697.

    Nightline. If you're a student, you can look on the Nightline website to see if your university or college offers a night-time listening service. Nightline phone operators are all students too.

    Switchboard. If you identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, you can call Switchboard on 0300 330 0630 (10am–10pm every day), email chris@switchboard.lgbt or use their webchat service. Phone operators all identify as LGBT+.

    C.A.L.L. If you live in Wales, you can call the Community Advice and Listening Line (C.A.L.L.) on 0800 132 737 (open 24/7) or you can text 'help' followed by a question to 81066.

    Helplines Partnership. For more options, visit the Helplines Partnership website for a directory of UK helplines. Mind's Infoline can also help you find services that can support you. If you're outside the UK, the Befrienders Worldwide website has a tool to search by country for emotional support helplines around the world.

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    020 3373 4000 phone number

    Open 24/7