lumin&us® for primary care networks, integrated health care & insurers
“The games are simple and engaging which is something that I would do with my own children but hadn’t thought about using in my role with families. The lighthouse is an easy way to identify where you are with your feelings and it will give children a chance to display how they are feeling in a very easy way.”
Sue Rowe
Kinship UK
lumin&us® helps clinicians and mental health professionals:
- provide cost-effective, early and preventative children’s mental health support
- reduce wait times
- prevent mental health issues escalating
- reduce healthcare costs
- improve long-term outcomes and efficiency
- provide additional, wrap-around support for adults and children receiving other treatments
- build and strenghten family relationships, leading to reduced stress and anxiety in adults and children
Why lumin&us®?
- top-rated, certified and approved for use in the NHS by ORCHA
- self-serve and available 24/7, where and when people need it
- cost-effective, at less than 5p per day for the average family
- discounts available for bulk purchasing
- reduce employee stress and improve workplace wellbeing
- developed in collaboration with families by qualified therapists, educators, and mental health professionals
- proven to increase parent and child closeness by 81% and reduce parent and child conflict by 68% in clinical trials
- can be used to support families when adults are receiving care
- already used by families, mental health professionals and organisations worldwide
Read more about the difference we’re making to families, professionals and organisations.

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lumin&us® FAQs
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Try lumin&us® Premium for FREE for up to 12 months by joining our research trial for 2025. Your honest feedback is welcome and will help families like yours!
How to use the lumin&us® App
Give yourself a quiet ten minutes to download the app and set up your profile.
- Download lumin&us® from Google Play or the App Store & register for a FREE account. If you are going for PREMIUM account, you can confirm that as part of the registration process once you've completed your profile and are ready to explore the games.
- Complete a short questionnaire to determine the state of your wellbeing based on your thoughts, feelings & behaviours. You know what they say... we can't help others before helping ourselves. Understanding your own emotional state puts you in a better place to help your child in turn.
- Learn more about your current state & find out how to improve your wellbeing in less than 5 minutes.
- Learn about what your child’s behaviours are telling you & what you can do to improve their wellbeing.
- Complete a short questionnaire to determine the state of your child’s wellbeing based on their thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
- Choose from a list of fun, accessible & engaging games and activities specific tailored to meet the unique needs of your child & improve their wellbeing (and behaviours). With the premium version of the app you will receive bespoke personalised games and recommendations, along with tracking over time to see your progress and much more.
VIDEOS: Using the lumin&us® App
How does the premium version work?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwhbT87tdso&t=34s
On the app: Adult profile and check-in
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkM_HgLl3B8
On the app: Child profile and tailored support for children
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxGIyUNBC08
Who created lumin&us®?
Working alongside families and other mental health professionals, lumin&us® was created by Charlotte Jenkins and Lisa Merryweather-Millard. Charlotte is a qualified Social Worker and the CEO and Founder of Beacon Family Services, an organisation providing therapeutic support to families in the West Midlands (UK), as well as internationally online. Lisa is a qualified teacher, educator, former secondary school leader and founder of a multi-disciplinary graphic design studio.
Together, Charlotte and Lisa founded Beacon Services Resources CIC, a research and development company working with families, organisations, government agencies and other professionals to support children and young people. lumin&us® is their first, available product.
You can learn more about the story of lumin&us® here.
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