In the summer of 2010, three mums; Louise Heard, Karen Beetham and Savi Robinson, were chatting about their experience of perinatal mental health and their desire to help more families at this time in their lives. Realising there was a gap in free support they set up the small charity, Light Peer Support (Light), and […]
20 hours per week (part time) Salary range (£12698 – £13,655) Fixed term to 31 March 2026 Are you a parent? Do you understand the emotional and mental health challenges during pregnancy or after the birth of a baby? Have you personally experienced mental health and emotional challenges? Do you want to use your experience […]
20 hours per week (part time) Salary range (£12698 – £13,655) Fixed term to 31 March 2026 Are you a parent? Do you understand the emotional and mental health challenges during pregnancy or after the birth of a baby? Have you personally experienced mental health and emotional challenges? Do you want to use your experience […]
Being out in the fresh air, surrounded by nature and moving your body is proven to support our wellbeing. We’re inviting you to Walk with Light in green spaces across Sheffield to give yourself some time to support your own wellbeing, introduce your babies to outdoor spaces and meet with other parents to be […]
Light is thrilled to have received £2,000 from the Westfield Health Giving Back Committee for our brand-new wellbeing walks project, Walk with Light. This grant from Westfield Health means that the walks are now guaranteed to go ahead as the project is now fully funded. Light Peer Support (Light) provides a range of […]
Light Peer Support are delighted to be awarded National Lottery Community Fund Since Light was established in 2010, the number of people we’ve helped has grown from year to year. We started by offering one peer support group a week and now we run multiple weekly volunteer-led peer support groups, one-to-one sessions, counselling and […]
Thank you to everyone who supported team Light at the Sheffield 10k Our fabulous team of runners have completed the Sheffield 10k and raised over £600 , every penny of which will go towards helping more families affected by perinatal mental health. Thanks to everyone who cheered us on as we ran the hills […]