As we close the first quarter of 2025, The Duncan & Toplis Foundation has awarded funds to two local initiatives in the latest round of grants.
Rising Health, a registered charity for the Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, applied for grant funding to purchase three Flow Neuroscience headsets for patients seeking mental health support.
The charity raises funds to support projects including research into reducing suicide rates. The headsets will be used at the charities’ Crisis Mental Health Service and help treat depression.
“This funding helps bring life-changing improvements to patients, decreasing depression symptoms by up to 80% and significantly reducing suicidal ideation. By supporting our charity it makes a profound difference in the lives of those with severe depression,” said Adele Stacey, Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser at Rising Health.
This donation will support the UK’s first-ever mental health crisis team to help with treatment for patients suffering from acute depression. It will also support further research into reducing suicide rates.
“Thank you for the donation enabling us to purchase additional headsets for our Crisis Mental Health Service. We are so grateful for the support that will help us have a huge impact on local mental health patients and their families,” Adele continues.
Essential funds were also provided to the Bottesford Repair Café for venue hire and mending consumables for the members - who meet weekly to repair household items for the local community.
The Bottesford Repair Café have a growing bank of volunteers offering electrical, mechanical, textile, leather and jewellery repairs.
“We are thrilled by the generosity from The Duncan & Toplis Foundation helping set up the Bottesford Repair Café as well as helping with key venue costs and repair tools.
“Our community group has members with skills from all walks of life. No two people have the same skills so we learn from each other. It is great to see members working together to repair items with fantastic results that can then be sold.”
The group has repaired more than 80 items from clocks to a horse massager, toys, and even two ornamental parrots!
“New mending equipment is in constant demand and the funding allows us to update basic items such as sharp knives.
“It’s great to be part of something that is worthwhile for the community by reducing landfill and increasing the longevity of household items. We feel good being an environmental service all while having a drink and a slice of cake too!” Said Britta Bayman, a volunteer at the Bottesford Repair Café.
If you would like to support the continued work of The Duncan & Toplis Foundation, you can donate here. Alternatively, if you’re looking for funding for a local community initiative, find out more about our grant criteria and how to apply here.
