Lækur is a sanctuary for people with mental health problems.

Lækur is a sanctuary for individuals with mental health issues. .
The shelter recently moved to Staðarberg 6 and the facilities are now most splendid.
One of Læk's main roles is to be a safe and good platform for people with
with the aim of reducing social isolation and promoting interaction with others
and to strengthen mental and physical health, where everyone can enjoy themselves. At Læk is
breakfast, lunch and coffee are served for a small charge. On-site there is
also laundry and bathing facilities.

Entertainment and education
on an equal footing

Lækur is not a conventional treatment centre or institution, but
a venue where the emphasis is on creating a homely atmosphere
on an equal footing. Various types of entertainment and education are offered on a daily basis.
the work of the refuge and the undertone is movement, relaxation, communication, togetherness and
gambling. Guests themselves have a great influence on shaping the programme and thus have
e.g. courses in soap making, cosmetics making, and fudge making have been offered,
cooking, jewellery making, visual arts and pottery. In the new year, it is planned to set up
to cultivate a vegetable garden and look after four hens in the back garden
guests. Emphasis will be placed on further increasing the diversity in
the activities, as there is a strong desire for everyone to be able to find something interesting
to its advantage, with creativity and design as its guiding principles. Also on offer will be
user-led groups for individuals with anxiety and/or a diagnosis of schizophrenia.

The director of Lækjar is Brynja Rut Vilhjálmsdóttir and with
Working for her are Valur Páll Viborg, Guðbjörg Þórðardóttir and Sólveig
Baldrsdottir. The seat of Lækjar is at Site 6 and the telephone number is 585-5770.
The staff welcome all interested parties from 9 am to 3 pm, every weekday.
days except Fridays when it opens at 10 a.m. When crowd restrictions and criteria due to
Once the Covid-19 restrictions are lifted, opening hours will again be until 4 p.m. 

^{Here is the staff team. From left to right: Valur Páll Viborg, Sólveig Baldursdóttir, Guðbjörg Þórðardóttir, and Brynja Rut Vilhjálmsdóttir.}