The Lantern Initiative

The Lantern Initiative is a Muslim run Community Interest organisation currently based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. The organisation is run mainly by volunteers in their spare time. Our aims and objectives are to educate and raise awareness of mental health issues in the Muslim community, to help break down some of the associated stigma and to empower communities in seeking and accessing help. We fulfil our aims by giving Muslims more platforms to openly discuss mental health, therefore making it less of a taboo subject. We work alongside several charities and UK mental health organisations on various projects aimed at the Muslim community.